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[quote=Anonymous]I've lived in the DMV for a decade now. For the first 5-6 years, I could rationalize the downsides of living here (incredibly high COL, living in a cramped townhouse, the traffic, the Type-A striver culture) because we were thisclose to the DC. How special, how amazing just to be here! Increasingly, that is being replaced by the feeling that we are always fighting for every little scrap we have. We do well, but it always feels like we're bleeding money. My spouse's Metro commute is now 90-minutes one way, and we're just outside the Beltway. He got home at 9 p.m. last night. My spouse has a job interview in another (smaller, highly cost-affordable) city soon, and I'm all for it. I'm quietly mentally exhausted from the constant struggle. This place will wear you down. It may take some years, but you will reach that place in your mind where the downsides outweigh the benefits. [/quote]
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