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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi OP, I'm the Ohio poster.  I LOVE DC.  We live in Silver Spring, though, because we couldn't afford anything close to $1.8 million for a house.   We have a 6 year old son.  Here's a rambling of things I love about DC that we couldn't find in Ohio:

Restaurants, bars, concerts, proximity to NYC and the beach.

Finding likeminded friends; [b]I have made some lifelong friends through work, a new moms group I joined when on maternity leave, and friends through my son's preschool and now in our neighborhood.[/b]  In fact, my neighbor picked my son up after school so he could play with her son and I could finish up work.  Most of my friends and neighbors are working professionals, although there are a few SAHMs.  Everyone around me went to college and most went to grad school.  We value education but my friends are neighbors are also really fun.  My neighborhood is diverse, and my son goes to a focus school where some of the kids speak Spanish as their first language and are low-income.

Obviously, city life was way more fun when we were young, lived in Adams Morgan, and didn't have a child.  But we make it work and find time for date nights to 9:30 club or the Anthem.

It's so easy to catch a direct flight from one of the 3 airports to anywhere we want to go.  Amtrak.

Museums, monuments, etc.  DC is a place where people want to visit you.

The after school, camp, sports, etc. activities around here vastly surpass what's available in my hometown.  My son does an afterschool STEM program and plays hockey.  Where I grew up, kindergarten is still half day, and there aren't many after school programs at the school.  Here, there's lots of after school programs and since DH and I both work, neither of us have to take time off to drive to after school activities.  if you live in DC, there's free PreK.

I think this area is REALLY friendly.  Maybe it's just where I live? Maybe it's my personality?  I don't know, but I feel like I fit right in here.  I have a great work/life balance and despite not having the things my parents think we need (being close to them, having a big house), we love the DC area and aren't leaving.  If I could afford to live anywhere in the city (you almost can at $1.8 million), I'd choose close to downtown Bethesda.

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You're kidding yourself if you think these friends will be "life long."  When the kids are grown and the job is done, check back in with us.

-- empty nester[/quote]

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