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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We must be outliers because we have realized we love our suburban life and quiet neighborhood. We aren’t out and about like we were before kids so we really enjoy our home, our yard, the trails and general peace and quiet of our neighborhood. If we want to go into DC for dinner or to see a show we go. But have no interest in living near bars and coffee shops filled with younger people or the density that city life brings.

So for us the answer is no. But from the responses it seems like we are in the minority. [/quote]

OP here. A few years ago, I could have written that verbatim. I made the transition surprisingly well and I honestly thought the sentiment you describe above was my forever stance. The suburbs were so quaint and so well suited for families with young children, people were nice, and we made good friends. And as a city kid myself (massive city and not DC), the burbs were honestly quite novel to me and that actually made it exciting.

Even when I was all in, I always said I could never live here single and in my 20s, but I saw that as a closed chapter. I didn’t really think about it sort of coming around again.

Still married, still a mom. Love my family to no end. But things are changing and without kids at the center of life, this place doesn’t seem to make sense to me anymore.

But yes, the house, the memories, our kids for whom this is home, the youngest who was born here and who doesn’t want to go far for college…[/quote]

Maybe the biggest factor is that you said you were a city kid you prefer cities. We just don’t have the desire to live in the city again. We have been empty nesters for a few years and we love our suburban home and neighborhood every bit as much as we did when our kids were younger. We chose a location and house we like, independent of our kids. Barring a relocation elsewhere, still not to a city, I don’t see us leaving. [/quote]

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