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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I moved to a place we both like. We are closer to his parents but not close enough to see them often. We are a plane ride from my parents. They would have loved it if we stayed near them-- and still make comments about how we need to move closer to them, not thinking that we are already settled in very good, stable jobs.

Problem is, if we did what my parents wanted us to do, we would be the ones living very difficult lives in an expensive neighborhood, barely with our heads above water trying to make it work to keep everyone happy except ourselves.

My parents chose to stay put in the same house they've been living in for 30+ years. They've lived their lives exactly where they wanted to. They got to make their choice. Sure, it would be nice if we had them nearby, but DH and I would have to travel 90 minutes  each way to work, deal with lousy, expensive public transportation, wear ourselves down, never see our kids and get home after 7 pm every night, never take vacations, all to pay off an unbelievable mortgage in more or less the same neighborhood where I grew up.

In the meantime, my parents would be happy as anything, retired with lots of time on their hands watching us toil away. In the end, we opted to move away and have a more relaxed lifestyle that allows us more family time. I don't want to look back and ask myself, why didn't we make our lives easier and live where we really wanted to live.

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