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[quote=Anonymous]We're happy here, but I haven't read 23 pages worth of responses to find out whether we are the exception or the rule.  I grew up in this area too so maybe I'm just used to it.  It is a bit abnormal in the sense that a disproportionate number of people are highly educated, highly motivated, highly competitive, but I think this area has a lot to offer including a great variety of jobs in diverse fields, lower unemployment than a lot of the country, lots of cultural and natural opportunities, and, depending where you live, high-quality public education.

We work 40 hour weeks (my DH sometimes longer hours than mine, although used to be the reverse!) and we both commute about 20-25 minutes (although mine is 45 minutes in the afternoon when I pick up 2 kids from different locations).  We bought our house 10 years ago and thankfully have a low mortgage; we sacrificed space for location when we bought a home in order to avoid a horrible commute and also to have access to good public schools.  We love our neighbors, we love being close to the city (we live in Arlington) and we are both happy in our jobs.  Sorry things are not good for you but we can't think of a better place for our family to be.[/quote]

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