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I was born and raised in the same state my entire life.

Yorick wrote:
Virginia always was home to me.. i grew up there for the most part of my life. its almost like the perfect place for 4 seasons.. and rarely anything of weather extremes. taxes are cheap ( except car tax lol ). roads are well maintained ( northern va far as i know ) .. i have lived in upstate NY, and California at other times in my life and recently became a new resident of MD due to job relocation.. i'll say I Fuggin hate MD - wont go into details atm.

as far as.. relocating.. if i was willing.. i'd go for something mid-range in weather extremes. For instance, when i was living in NY.. little did i know about how cold and windy (wind chills!) it got.. it really wore me down no matter how hard i tried to tough it out.

anyhow good luck with making your best decision!

I want something on the slightly warmer side. Not Texas hot, but slightly warmer.

I have so much family that lives in NY that I travel all over the state constantly which is why I would never move there lol.

I HATE MD. It smells like poop when you cross over bc of the plant but man if that’s not an indicator of what the state is like, I don’t know what is.

VA will always be home to me too. We just want to try something new :)

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I was born and raised in the same state my entire life.

smiley wrote:
I grew up in WV, but have lived in quiet parts of VA almost all of my adult life.

Honestly, I thought about near West Virginia (Shenandoah Valley area) but I think my husband really wants to do something different and I would like to as well.

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I was born and raised in the same state my entire life.

smiley wrote:
Virginia is a slower paced state, except NoVA.

My suggestion is you rent a van and make a grand driving tour of the entire United States, then decide.

Ive only ever lived in NOVA - the farthest south I have ever lived is Dumfries and the farthest north is Arlington.

I like the idea of driving cross country!

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I was born and raised in the same state my entire life.

DocteurRalph wrote:
Do you have no kids just you and your old man? Yeah buy a psychedelic VW microbus and drive cross country until you find some place you like. Listen to the vibes. Don't pay attention to the first answer... live off the land.

Lol yes it’s just me and him :) with not a care in the world. Andy would be ecstatic to do this!

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I was born and raised in the same state my entire life.

DocteurRalph wrote:
Slower paced state like California? That's what I think of when I think of west coast. I'm not sure it's any slower in LA than anywhere in Virginia unless maybe you live right by Washington DC.

Do you want to leave VA or is it just your husband? It doesn't sound like you came up with this idea. It is a big deal to move somewhere if you don't know anyone there. It's a lot easier if you have family or friends, or is that the reason you want to move? I moved away from Indiana but the only ones there were my mom and dad. My brother and sister had both already moved out of state. Finding new friends that I could trust like the kids I grew up with was the hardest part for me.

But yeah I wouldn't move out west without a job for sure. Are you like a nurse or a teacher who can get a job in any place in the world? Or maybe you just have enough money to last a year, did you hit the lottery for $100,000? That would help. I'd have a job and a place to live before I packed my stuff. Maybe not 25 years ago when I was your age though. Well I had 5 kids under 8 years old when I was 32, I wasn't going anywhere. I needed all the in-laws I could find just to babysit, ha.

I’m a paralegal! So I could find a job elsewhere and then my husband is a contractor but was in the medical field when he was enlisted, so he could get a job in a hospital.

It was his idea and I’m onboard but I would like to travel and check out the areas before moving. We would have to start all over when it comes to friends which would be hard for me but not for him - he’s used to moving around.

He really likes Oregon for the outdoors so maybe we will visit soon. The plan so far is that we apply for jobs before moving.

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I was born and raised in the same state my entire life.

Nix wrote:
IT IS NOT MIDDLE AGE!!!!!

Make sure you have enough money for at least 6 months to a year.

Try to line up a job for at least one of you.

My parents moved from UK to Australia when I was 3. They had a lot of push back but went anyway, lasted 6 months as my dad couldnt find work, so they went back home. Give it a try if you can.

Sorry, I didn’t mean to insult anyone else by calling it middle age. Genetically speaking, people in my family (both sides) die in their late 60s. My dad is the exception to it.

I don’t think we can save up 6 months worth of money seeing as how we’re paycheck to paycheck right now BUT any place would be cheaper than here. I live very close to DC. Our 1 bedroom/1 bath condo (less than 800 sqft) with the oldest appliances known to man costs me $1325/month in rent. When I lived in a 2 bedroom/2 bath apartment across the street, I was paying $1625 + utilities.

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Figuring my mum out

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Araz wrote:
Sounds like she’s depressed and has been for awhile. Maybe she wants to go on a trip somewhere special? Some people expect others to be mind readers and get depressed/upset when they’re not.

Yes she absolutely does and is. She might want to go somewhere special, but she would only complain when she gets there.

Some people complain no matter what because in their head, attention = love. Even if that attention is pity or negative.

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Figuring my mum out

Sounds like she’s depressed and has been for awhile. Maybe she wants to go on a trip somewhere special? Some people expect others to be mind readers and get depressed/upset when they’re not.

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Advice needed.

I’m assuming you have seen someone given that you have been on medication in the past?

Legion. What do you want? Like, seriously, your life right now - what do you see yourself doing/where do you see yourself being that would be considered “ideal”? Can you envision any kind of situation or circumstance that would make you happy?

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You ever meet someone and the instant you meet you feel some sort of connection or strong attraction to them?

Anonymous wrote:
I just wanted to say that we are now following one another on social media. :)

That’s AWESOME!!!

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