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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a second home and have found it much easier to make friends here than in our MD neighborhood. The neighborhood skews a little older since it's mostly second homes, but there are families with kids to retirees. It's in Massachusetts, which some people think is unfriendly to outsiders, but thee are enough people from other states that it levels the playing field. Also we have community gathering spaces (pool, tennis, etc) which helps bring people together. So perhaps look for a place that is a destination for people rather than one that is more parochial.[/quote]

Please tell me more about retiring to Massachusetts; it’s my dream at the moment.

My spouse and I have lived for 20 years in a Southern location where we’ve never felt at home, and we are beginning to think about where to go after retirement. This summer, we spent some time in western MA — close to where we began married life — and really felt at home.

It seems counterintuitive to head North in old age, but I am beginning to thrill to the idea.[/quote]

We have similar plans.  Western MA is on our list.  We have two sets of couple friends who live in Northampton. So, we are focusing there. My sister lives outside of Hartford, so we are looking there too.  We checked out Burlington in the spring.  On paper it had nearly everything on our list, but I wasn’t as thrilled as I thought I would be.  We will probably go back in a different season to see if it feels different then.  [/quote]

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