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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem here is a lack of interpersonal skills and a deficiency in emotional intelligence, not the neighborhood.  People have varying views about many topics, and one can be friends with people who hold a range of perspectives if one is neither close-minded oneself, nor judgmental, nor holier-than-thou.  If people you encounter don't care to discuss politics, or hold views in opposition to yours, why would a mature and aware adult continue to pursue those topics with those people instead of searching for areas of common ground and leaving the political discourse for other times with other, more receptive audiences?

It's almost certain that neighbors discussing travel sports and other subjects are trying to make conversation, and I'd bet none could care less whether or not your kids engage in those activities or not.  Insecurity about "fitting in" says volumes about you, and nothing about the neighbors you denigrate.

For a psychologist, you display an astonishing level of obliviousness.

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This is a ridiculous post. Millions of us in the DMV and across the country buy homes in neighborhoods that we've assessed to be on par with our personalities and values. What OP is doing is nothing new, nor does it evidence a lack of interpersonal skills. She's just in the wrong neighborhood. It's not a good fit for her. You don't have to get along with everyone and that is clearly the case here. Vienna is well-known in this area to be a certain type. If that's your type, great. But you cannot begrudge others for realizing that it's not their type.

I refuse to live in DC because I know it is not a good fit for me and my family. I also didn't look at Woodbridge, Great Falls, Potomac or Silver Spring because they were not good fits.

You Vienna posters are really proving her point. [/quote]

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