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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The house she has is part of the package that represents the totality of her existence. Would you like to have every single experience, asset, attribute, flaw, etc. that she has had? Thinking about such things in this way always helps me deal with envy.[/quote]

Exactly. People are always going to have some things better than you and you than them. We have friends in our neighborhood with an amazing home, but they dealt with infertility for years and ended up much older parents than planned. Also, my house is smaller/older than a lot of other people I know, but we live in a much hotter area (so our house actually cost more) and I wouldn’t trade square footage for a walkable close-in neighborhood. And I have a friend who owns a bunch of real estate thanks to her trust fund, but she is still single and wishes she could find someone to settle down with.

The point of this isn’t to say I have a better or worse life than anyone. Just simply to point out that you need to count your blessings as well. Sure I’d love a custom new build in my neighborhood, but I also managed to have pretty easy, neurotypical kids without infertility issues, a fast metabolism, a great husband, a secure career while others are losing their jobs, etc. So maybe I don’t have 11 foot ceilings and a mud room and a fancy kitchen like some other friends. It is what it is. I am saving up to hire a designer to at least make the most of the space we have.[/quote]

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