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jessica490
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WWYD?
So H and I live in CT and are talking about moving to VA for cheaper living and something new. My company has a headquarters out there so I could hopefully get a job there. H is going to school here for 1.5 yrs starting in January to become a paramedic so he's the medical field so it shouldn't be a problem for him to find a job either. Our move would be for about 2 yrs from now. We would be going from HCOL to MCOL/LCOL. We have very small familes, no cousins and don't plan on having kids ever. We mostly hang out with our families and most of our friends have kids so we hardly see them anymore. When I think about moving away I get all motivated and excited to start a new chapter, but then thinking about not seeing my family almost every weekend just makes me so sad and I get anxious thinking about it. I know it would be only an 8 hr drive or so but it wouldn't be the same. I'm not too good at making new friends but H is the opposite. I just don't want to move down there and be all lonely and think it was a big mistake. Also, our parents are in their early-mid 60's so to think about leaving them as they are getting old and won't b around and in good health for too much longer I just feel bad, but I also don't want to feel as though I am being held back because of this.....Any thoughts, advice or opinions?
Re: WWYD?
Where in VA are you talking? As you're saying MCOL to LCOL, I'm assuming NOT Northern VA.
I've done one big move - to Atlanta. But DH was going to law school so we kind of had an automatic social circle created for us. We ended up moving back home 3 years later.
It was the right time to do it- early/mid 20's, no kids, little responsiblity. I'm glad we did it. And we were able to move back when we decided Atlanta wouldn't be "home" for us.
But the more rural you go, the less of a "built in" social circle you have- making friends will be harder.
~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
No, we wouldn't be moving for another 2 yrs....
and no, not NOVA, more towards richmond