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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't leave because of DH's job.  Not convinced where my family lives is any better. The grass is not always greener.  [b]All you have to do is look up a city data forum of a place you want to move to, and you will find a thread about how that place sucks[/b].[/quote]

This. I left an area many people probably think they might love to live in (SoCal) to move to DC.  DC is not perfect, but there are many aspects of living here that I prefer over SoCal.  Not the weather, tho. :D[/quote]

Isn't it like 110 degrees there right now with rampant wildfires?[/quote]

Not if you're west of the 5, which we were.  It's a pretty mild, Mediterranean-like climate there.  70° and sunny year-round (although a little warmer in the summer months).  Again, not hatin' on the weather there!

Although when we first moved there, there were some pretty bad wildfires outside of San Diego. Had never seen ash drifting from the sky before, and people walking around in facemasks--craziness.[/quote]

I'm from the LA area, grew up just over the mountains from Malibu and worked in West LA for a few years after college.  And I think people who move away romanticize the weather.  No, it isn't 70 year round. I recall many, many crazy hot days.  The dry Santa Ana winds in the Fall were miserable.  The smell of brush fires was the smell of Fall, they happen every year.  Followed by mudslides in the winter (although they seem to have gotten a bit better from what my parents report - perhaps improvement in erosion control).  Droughts, having to worry about how much water you are using (it's not just a new thing).  I'd happily spend Summers on the central coast of CA but other than Summer, I prefer the weather and lush greenery in DC with a beautiful Fall and some real winter but not as much as if we lived farther north.

Also, IME, the LA suburbs are no more "creative" than the DC suburbs.  I also worked with the film industry in my first post-college job.  There are plenty of uncreative jerks working in film.

But, plenty of people love LA, it's just not for me. Just like DC isn't for some people.   PPs who like LA -- enjoy!  I'm glad you are happy.  NO PLACE is "perfect" for all people.  If you feel like you are stuck here, make the best of it and try to find ways to enjoy it (or wallow in your misery if you prefer but that's not how I'd want to live).  You might benefit from reading this book:  "This Is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live", written by a woman who was stuck in Blacksburg VA when her husband got a job at VA Tech.   https://www.amazon.com/This-Where-You-Belong-Science/dp/0525429123/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1466424825&sr=1-5&keywords=love+where+you+live[/quote]

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