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[quote=Anonymous]OP I feel the same way.  We lived in our last neighborhood (outside the beltway) for 8 yrs. and in that general community for 18 yrs.  It was a pretty transient area with lots of military people and lots of townhouses.... so we saw people moving all the time.  We moved for a shorter commute and schools (to another area outside the beltway).  I didn't realize until now how attached we were.  We knew we liked our old area, but we optimistically assumed that we'd find another area with great things as well.

I'm not so sure.  The people who live here seem to think it's the cat's meow....but I think it's really just what you are used to.  Your expectations are based in what you had.  For us, it's a lot about the history of knowing where to go for things and being known by people we see in the neighborhood.  It really was a lot easier to get around in our old area.  So, I feel the same as you.

Daily, I fight two voices in my head --- one saying "give it your all to see this in a positive light" and the other saying "this sucks -- I don't fit in -- I want to go back to where we know things".  I try to squish the latter and embrace the former... but it is hard.

We made a very logical decision to move based on very important issues (commute and school), but we did not give enough weight to the subjective factors (history, heart = home).  Being known and feeling like you know a place --- those are more important than we realized.  I also feel that we've kind of passed the best age of getting to know other people b/c our kids are around MS age and we aren't doing playgroups or sports leagues anymore.  We can't sign them up for activities and use that to get more familiar with the area... and they are not joiners.  So, the efforts that we made in our old neighborhood aren't going to work her.

Fortunately, my spouse believes that happiness is more important than $ --- so, we leave open the possibility of moving back.  [/quote]

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