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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH and I have always talked about moving "somewhere warmer" in retirement. His preference, not mine. We visited FL multiple times, checking out different areas each time. Came to the conclusion FL is not for us. DH is 66 and 10 yrs ago I think we thought he would have retired right around now, but he was promoted to SES a couple of years ago, and he enjoys his job, and a lot of the folks we have watched retire seem relatively miserable, so he's still working and no plans to retire in the near future. I'm younger than he is by quite a bit, and can't imagine ever not having a job, but I can do my work from anywhere.

I like the idea of going west -- Sedona, Taos, that kind of vibe, but those areas are expensive, and one of the reasons we'd move is to lower expenses. So -- I don't know. I very much thought we would have figured this out by now. If it were up to me, we'd just sell our house and move to our second, much smaller, home on the Shenandoah River and live there -- [b]but DH has this need for "warmer."[/b] He truly hates winter. You know what I hate? Having no idea where I'm going to end up living. But that's marriage -- a series of compromises.

I can tell you what I wouldn't do under any circumstances -- move to my "hometown." No thanks. It's cold there anyway, so DH wouldn't do it. [/quote]

Have your DH look up where heat trends are going and the next heat wave in the DMV [b]remind him that "warmer" in winter means unbearable summer --and sometimes spring and fall too in these places.  [/b]I used to want to move somewhere warmer too but after experiencing what extreme heat feels like and seeing the predictions going up--no more.  I'll stay temperate and maybe just plan an airbnb month somewhere warm each winter.[/quote]

He knows this, lol. Thanks for the deep insight though. [/quote]

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