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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You will lose your social circle.  Meaning, your acquaintances who are based on convenience, location, ease of getting together will naturally fall away.  That only makes sense.  In addition, there are plenty of DC people who will scoff at you for moving to the burbs - makes no difference if it is CCDC, Bethesda, Arlington, etc.[b] They will turn on you for going burn.[/b]  The question for you is whether you care.  You are at a point in life where you need to do what is best for your family.  You will most likely wind up in the burbs like so many before you.  And, guess what?  You will become friends with these people and they will be your new circle.
All that said, it was surprising and disappointing when we moved about 4 miles from DC into MD and people acted like we were moving to Kansas.  Some still take every opportunity to mention how "far" out we are and ask about our 'hood like it is mars.  Weird DC behavior.[/quote]

Really?! I guess I must have a very different definition of friendship than a lot of people on here. I guess that might also be why I don't 100% understand the overwhelming sentiment that DC is full of cold people or that its a hard place to make friends. The friends I have made here in the last 12 years are a really wonderful group- it would not ever occur to anyone to define our friendships by where a person can afford real estate![/quote]

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