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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To everyone who is saying they'll move away from DC but not necessarily to be near their kids, I have a question.

I have a list of about 10 places that I would just love to live.  But while I've lived all over the world and have moved several times with our family, we've been settled here for a while now --- and I'd be too chickensh** to uproot myself at the age of 60 (when I plan to retire).

I just don't I have it in me to start from scratch to make new friends.  And I really really don't want to be lonely.  I've seen what it's done to my mom who moved when she was 70.

Isn't this a concern for all of you?  Or when you say you'll move to Spain, Portugal, etc, are these just fantasties?  [/quote]
I’m very concerned about this which is partly why I grew up in DC and never left. We plan to retire to our summer house which we’ve now owned for ten years already so we have lots of friends there.[/quote]

You may find that a lot of your friends are making other plans. We moved to Maine a couple of years ago for retirement and have been very pleasantly surprised by how easy it has been to become part of the community and make friends. There are a lot of people in the same situation, seeking friends and community.[/quote]

I visited Maine a few years ago and loved it and felt very at home there, which surprised me because I'm a southerner and don't like cold. I thought I could live there, but maybe six months of the year. I think winter would be too much for me, especially as I age.[/quote]

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