Where to Move
By SomeCowgirl
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
United States
March 21, 2012 12:31pm CST
I definitely do not have the resources yet to move, but my friends and I were talking about when I do. They want me to move closer to them, yet I want to move farther away. Not because I don't love them, but because I love certain areas. I've thought about it and trying to find something that is closer to them yet from the back way so that it will be where I want to be.
I've been looking sort of, just at the county map and trying to figure it out. I think I know where abouts to look for a place to live when I do move. It will be out in the country, and would be taking backroads to where they live, but it will be worth it.
Still, like I said no money to do that yet, but I'm not giving up and starting to save more now.
Would you compromise and move closer to your friends but still where you want to be? Are you like me and not content or happy unless you are living in an area you want to be in?
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9 responses
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Mar 12
I moved away from may family so I could be in a town where I could be in the country. Not so far away that I couldn't see them, but far enough away to have them not drive me crazy. Yet close enough to get there in 20 mins. if they really need me.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Mar 12
You should be where you're happy. Close enough to visit is a good compromise.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
22 Mar 12
The places I want to live are about 20 minutes to an hour away from family, they'd be about an hour and 15 away from friends I think, depending on which way I go. I don't know, I've got awhile to think about where I want to move but I think in the end it'll just depend on the cheapest area, and the quietest as well. I get aggravated by neighbors here.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
23 Mar 12
I understand. I like quiet neighbors here. My family is far enough away for me to not be bothered by them ,but to get there if they really needed me. Good luck. I think you're really thinking about this move. The more you plan and think about it, the more likely you are to succeed.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
22 Mar 12
I actually get stressed thinking about living in any other place then what I really want to live in. We'll see.
@celticeagle (160750)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Mar 12
I live in an area of my home town they call the North End. It is the part of town that have all the tress and some lovely parks. Up on the bench there are few trees and it is usually close to ten degrees differnece in the temperature. I have lived in this area all my live. Infact I am just afew blocks from the very house where I was brought up.
@Elviswangboy (24)
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22 Mar 12
i think you are necessary to move closer to your friend,everyone has a secrey. if only you live very happy.you can tell your friend your real idear.i think your friend will aeeept it.so you are not worry about it.
@AmyTK9 (39)
• United States
21 Mar 12
I'd say live where you want to live. There's always the option to visit friends, but not always the option to move when ever you want as that takes money! As you know ;) Plus, friends can also come visit you. Do what makes you happy, not what your friends want you to do. If you do that you will most likely end up regretting your decision and / or resenting your friends.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
21 Mar 12
I would never resent my friends. I do want to move where I want to and I know that they will understand. It's just that we harly see each other anymore, and if we lived closer it would be much easier for us to see each other.
I've not got the funds as I said before to move just yet though, but hopefully with my savings plans (I'll be implementing soon) I will be able to.
@AmyTK9 (39)
• United States
21 Mar 12
Sometimes even living close to friends you might not see each other as much as you think. My friend and I live very close to each other yet hardly ever see each other anyways. It's up to you, but again I'd go with living where I want to live. Totally your decision though! If you'd rather be close to your friends, then do that!
@honest_efforts100 (1607)
• India
5 Jul 12
I am like you. My friends want me to stay closer to them but I am a lot happy when I am far with them. It’s because I want to be independent without them but not breaking our friendship. It’s just that I want to work on my own without them. It’s not avoiding them though.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
21 Mar 12
What a difficult decision to make. I think that you should put pen to paper and make a list of the pros and cons and this may help you to decide. I would have thought that the distance from where you live to work would be a major influence in deciding what you do. Life is full of compromises. Sometimes we don't get what we want straight away but I hope that you do!
@randylovesdar (4932)
• United States
21 Mar 12
It is hard living somehwere where you do not want to live. Randy had lost his job in Sepetmber and we ended up moving to Nevada to live with my parents which has been nothing but a nightmare. Both Randy and I hate the area because everything is expensive and the area is busy all the time. Randy grew up in the country and we had spent most of our married life in the country so moving to a big city had been hard for us. Randy is unable to work right now and I have decided to stay at home to take care of him since the house is not handicap friendly. we are trying to get social security and disability for Randy and we know it takes a while. We are both attending an online university and are receiving financial aid. I have been saving most of that money. we do help my parents out by buying food and paying the heat bill. I am also saving up our change and that has been adding up.
