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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I both like city living - we moved to the close-in suburbs for the public schools, and thinking about moving back once they are done with college. We love being able to walk everywhere and just the hustle and bustle of higher density living.

Honestly, our big concern is that our whole social circle is here in our suburban community. We have a number of close friends, our church community, and our volunteer efforts are all based close to our home. We have been here 15 years and expect to stay another 14-15 before heading back to the city.

We had kids later, and have a big family, so by the time the last one is done with college, DH and I will be in our mid-60s. I don’t think that’s too old to make new friends and find a new community, but it also feels hard to imagine moving away from relationships developed over 20 years.

And while some of those friends will leave the area, our neighborhood is full of older people (75+), so I know that many, many people stay. We worry about losing those relationships if we move into the city - the goal is not to move to the city and then to be commuting out to the suburbs to see everyone.

We still have time to decide, but now wondering if we will just move to a higher density part of our suburb- sort of splitting the baby.[/quote]

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