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[quote=Anonymous]I've noticed this in the federal sector and also at large companies based in company towns, that quite a few people I've worked with over the years will spend a decade or two living and working in a city, raising their kids there, finding good friends, building a life and then... they go "back home." I guess they move back to their hometowns where relatives still live?

I'm kind of intrigued by this because I was raised in a cookie-cutter suburb my parents chose mostly because of the good schools and proximity to transportation into the nearby major city where they worked. It was and still is a utilitarian bedroom community that people move to for a purpose, and there really isn't anything outstanding about it-- still good schools and medical care-- or significant features (beautiful scenery, a deep rich history, beaches nearby, gorgeous homes families may want to hold on to, farmland, etc). So, I really don't think I'd go "back home" permanently, drag my spouse and kids there (my kids' "home" is where we live now, where they've gone to school, where their close friends are, and where they are cultivating childhood memories) other than to visit a few elderly relatives in the vicinity including my parents. And once they all pass away, I really have no business there. I don't even know where I'd work there if I wanted move my family to that area.

So, what ultimately brings people "back home"? Maybe both spouses have to be from that same place, and that's the main prerequisite? Do most of these folks just move around so much over 20 years they really don't call anywhere home other than where they first launched from (a hometown where some relatives may live)? [/quote]

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