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[quote=Anonymous]It depends on your personalities, OP, and how much you can tolerate the cold. I'm over 50, and I could not tolerate the cold in the midwest, so we moved back to the East Coast, and ended up in the DC area because that's where DH found a job (I SAH).

You couldn't pay me to move back to the midwest. No way, never, ever. I love it in the summer and fall (we go every year to visit), but I will not endure a midwestern winter ever again. That kind of cold cracks your bones. It's much harder to take as you get older.

I grew up in the midwest, and I do appreciate the slower lifestyle, But while I was there, I lived in the Republican suburbs where no one ever heard of NPR, and no one read the NYT. Conversations at parties were stilted to say the least. DH and I couldn't wait to leave.

If I were forced (for some reason) to move back there, I'd find where all the liberals live, probably in a walkable, artsy part of the city. Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Des Moines, pick one. All cold, but they do have culture and sophistication. Just not as much as in DC. Good food, though, so you won't starve, OP. [/quote]

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