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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I have a really great circle of friends in DC - a mix of college friends, former colleagues, and two couples we met in a baby class that we clicked with immediately. Because we don’t have family close by, some of them have become our family. We spend holidays together, have impromptu weekend get together, etc. At this point we all have kids, some close in age, some not.

The problem is that we decided we are lifers in DC and many of the others have moved away over the past year, often as their kids start kindergarten or preschool. And I don’t mean moving from Adam’s Morgan to Bethesda, it’s more like the Philly or NJ suburbs or even further.

It feels like we are losing this community we have worked so hard to build and it’s incredibly sad, especially since our families are so far away. Our oldest started kindergarten this past fall and we were really hoping to make some great new friends and so far no such luck. Our son has made two good friends in particular but neither of the parents have made any effort for us grown ups to be friends.

Curious if anyone else has experienced this and how things have turned out. Were you able to make new close friends or things just are what they are now?[/quote]

Yeah, DC is good for post-college but most people leave after that phase. Get married, have kids, want bigger house with yard, privacy, etc. Good schools. Typical progression.[/quote]
+1 similar to SF area from where I'm from.[/quote]

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