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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good luck OP. I could never get my DH to leave. And unlike in your marriage he is the primary breadwinner (big law.) We do live in Loudoun, which I think helps with academic pressure but there is still tons of "keeping up with Joneses" in terms of homes and cars and renos and travel, etc. Also youth sports are very competitive out here.

3 more years and youngest will be done with HS. At that point we may start spending part of each winter in Florida. We will see. I like my immediate neighbors and I have a couple great coworkers so that helps. I wouldn't have wanted to participate in parenting as a competitive sport closer into the city. It is bad enough out here. [/quote]

Why do you feel you have to compete with anyone?  We are probably the poorest of our friends and neighbors, and it doesn't really [b]phase[/b] us except when we dream about one of us not working and deep cleaning the house.  I guess a vacation house could be nice if you didn't work either; but if you both work who wants to go to the same place all the time?

I'm from a small southern town, and spouse is from NorCal -- neither of those options would be better choices than the DMV, trust me.  Maybe if you were a multi-millionaire NorCal is feasible.

We have friends who moved White Plains, and it seems delightful.  Good schools, lots of town events, good retail.  College options are meh; VA and PA are better in state options.

You need to focus on jobs; moving someplace and that being the priority over financial stability is very short sighted and something you do in your 20s.

Your general attitude is somewhat juvenile, and your whole "I'm not coming back to this thread" schtick probably indicates we'll all be better off if you succeed in moving away.[/quote]

Faze. It doesn’t “faze” you.[/quote]

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