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[quote=Anonymous]FL poster - just goes to show you, to each her own. FL would pretty much be the last place I want to live. But (and I don't mean this to sound snarky because I really am being sincere) it's great that you found a great life there.

I have some problems with the DC area but overall DH and I have really made it work (a combo of our hard work as well as luck). We have family nearby (thought neither of us are from here everyone ended up in the area) which is invaluable as a family where both parents work - and we have great neighbors and co-workers - people really are well read, educated, informed here. I know Americans outside of the DC area can be all of those things, but I do think there is a high concentration of that here.

Our lives are pretty simple - we don't make enough to be in on the DC competitiveness and keeping up with the Jones I hear so much about on this board - it's just not our reality though I have no doubt it exists - but we do make enough to live comfortably here. Our house is small but our neighbors raised four kids in it their whole life, surely we can raise two in the same house that's been added onto. And less house means less crap to fill it with and less to clean. We have one car and do a lot by metro - which you just can't find in many parts of America. Walking is a big part of my day and I would miss that living elsewhere. I love that I work in the city but can escape to the quiet of the suburbs not too far away in the evenings. Yes, there are some issues but overall I feel really lucky to be making it work here.[/quote]

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