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[quote=Anonymous]DH is considering jobs in NYC. I have another year of grad school. I lived in NYC in my 20s. I loved every minute of it. But living in NYC and visiting are two entirely different experiences. It's a very tough place to live. Socially, I was very isolated a lot of the time. With no friends in NYC, I'd be very lonely. I have several old friends there, so I'd manage, but I have a social network here, which I'm reluctant to leave! I'll move if I have to and get a job in NYC. We don't have enough money to have two homes though. And I don't want to be squished into a Manhattan apartment I paid $1.5 million for when I could buy a decent house in the suburbs for that. 
But the attractions of NYC are vast!! As long as you've got the money!! I'd buy a pied a terre in a heartbeat if we could afford it!! And I'd use it about once a month, so it would be cheaper to stay at the Plaza or the Carlyle! Go for it if you can, OP, but be realistic about the limitations of living in the city (no car, for starters). [/quote]

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