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Are you living in the town/city/state/country you want to be living in?
If not, where do you want to be? Do you think you'll ever move there?
i really want to move to san francisco but my fiance is a born chicagoian and doesn't ever want to leave. looks like i'm stuck in the windy city...unless one of us get an outrageous job offer.
no!!!!! I so do not love NYC (and really struggle trying to imagine raising a family here) but hubby loooves it so I don't know if I'll ever get to escape... I don't really care where we are, as long as it's clean and safe and has room for kids... Even if we are just outside the city that would be fine for me, but I'm almost certain we will never be able to buy our own place here because it's so expensive, and that makes me sad :(
Yep! I love love love love Minnesota, and I love Minneapolis. The -30 temps in the winter are worth it. It's an incredibly beautiful state, super outdoors oriented, liberal, and the miserable winters keep out the crazies, as my dad always says. We both definitely want to stay in the Minnesota/Wisconsin area when we have kids and everything, but are interested in moving elsewhere for a couple years. The only places we'd really consider though are Colorado and Washington/Oregon.
Absolutely! We both love love love Boston! We definitely want to stay and raise a family and grow old here 
This is a hard question for me because we just moved (ok, it was almost a year ago :). The place we moved from really felt like home to me; we lived there for 4 years, owned a home there, were really involved in the community, etc... I really like where we live now because it's amazingly beautiful, there's tons to do, we're close to big cities, the climate is great, our jobs are awesome, etc... But it doesn't really feel like home yet, and this town definitely has it's own unique challenges. I think that'll change a little when we buy our own house up here, but we've pushed that back for at least 2 years now that my husband got into a grad program.
I really don't know where else I would like to be. I mainly like small towns and more rural areas, but that makes it harder to have a professional career. My husband reminds me that if I found my dream job, it wouldn't matter where it was, we'd move, but I really don't see another reason why we'd move away. He's super content here.
Definitely not. I am not in love with Pittsburgh, and I desperately miss my home state of NC. With my husband as an academic, it's sort of a crapshoot where we'll end up, but I have my fingers crossed for somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon line.
I'm like JoesWifey...I HATE NYC!!!!!!!!! I can't even put enough exclamation points. It's not all that it's cracked up to be because it's so dang expensive. Not to mention the fact that the apartments are tiny as all get out. I would much rather be in Atlanta, GA with my family ):
We're spending the 1st two years of our marriage saving up to move to atlanta and make that happen. It's a sad day when your rent is 3-4 times the price of someone's mortgage (My parents literally pay 700$/month for their 3 bedroom/2.5 bathroom townhouse...who wouldn't love that as a starter house?!?!?!)
Nope. I hate Albuquerque. Hate. But FI's business is here, so at the moment we have no choice...I would love to live anywhere that's not here! My ideal though would be a big city (NYC haters, I'll switch you!) and San Francisco in particular would be great. Ah well.
I LOVE Baltimore. It's the first place where I've felt "at home" since I moved to the US. We don't live in the city but we're close enough to be downtown in 10 minutes.
I love where I live. The only other place I would want to live is in my hometown of Venice, FL - a sleepy little beach time. I love it there!
I'm not a newlywed (not married yet), but for right now, yes, I'm living where I want to live. I LOVE Boston so much (although I wish we made more money so we could afford to live in one of the neighborhoods I love most). My FI has lived here all his life and is ready to leave it anytime I am, although I'm sure that won't be for a while.
I would love to live in San Francisco at some point (both of my brothers live there now), but I think even I we moved out there, we would eventually end up moving back to the East Coast. My whole extended family is in the Philly area, and FI's whole family is here, and if we have children, I really want them to be able to grow up having strong relationships with their WHOLE family and seeing them all often, like I did growing up.
FI loves Minnesota and grew up here so we will probably never leave. It is a great place though - I agree with minneapolitan - and the beautiful summers make up for the cold winters.
I really love where we live. We live in a rural area of NE Ohio. We also happen to live on a small lake/state park. There's lots to do and yet it can be very relaxing. We both love the outdoors and the change of seasons. I love snow! And of course our families are close by.
That said, if one of us were to ever get a fabulous job offer, we would move. Especially if we could find some place similar to where we live now.
Unlike JoesWifey and Darilinda, I love living in NYC. Me and my hubby headed this way shortly after getting married last year and we are loving it so far! I can totally see the cons that they mention though we love it anyway.
We moved from LA like you, Lorienne. We also liked it there... but not as much as New York.
I wouldn't mind NYC if my hubby and I just wanted to be "us" forever. But with our professions, and wanting kids, I just don't see NYC working out for us in the long run. Rent is EXCRUCIATING. I grew up in Indiana and the houses you get out there in the NICE parts are as much as some of these small 2 bedroom condos and they're huge! It's just so depressing. I know that you get paid more in NYC, but idk. Totally not what I imagined my life would be like when I was growing up and thinking of my future... (other than marrying the love of my life :p)
Nope, Toledo is nice and all, it works for now but I'd like to head south. Maybe North Carolina or South Carolina...I also am a fan of big cities, Toledo doesn't have quite enough for me I guess. However, I really would love to be in the suburbs when it comes down to the kid factor. Close enough that I can get my fill of the city, but far enough away that that we can live affordably. We probably will end up out of state after our wedding next year!!! YAY!
No, I hate where we live. We're in Northeast Ohio and I'm ready to get OUT asap. The winters suck. Cold weather from Oct-May (and sometimes June) is not our style at all. We're thinking of either somewhere in NC, or the DC-Metro area. His sister just moved to Baltimore so I'd love to be within an hours drive of her. Plus, job-wise there is nothing here for me. I want to do event planning, possibly get into tourism, but um...no one wants to visit Cleveland (and I understand why). We're hoping to be out of here by Oct 2010, 4-5 months after our wedding.
No; it's not the worst place (Orlando) but ideally, I'd like to live in a place with better public transportation, safer neighborhoods and not as HOT! However, we did meet here, and I currently have a job I am in love with (most days!) and we're doing fine financially...but yes, I don't see LONG term here. I miss my four seasons and I really loathe driving 30+ minutes on toll roads and highways to get ANYWHERE.
Birmingham is nice, enough city life but still have the southern hospitality. Spent most of my life here, but I did enjoy my time in Savannah. We would like to end up on the Southern East coast (South Carolina/GA). FI is from mid-west and also enjoys the warm weather down here much better than all the snow!
I would gladly continue living in the city we're in now, but my fiance wants OUT, mostly 'cause he wants to shake his parents. =( I'm one of those people who hasn't travelled too much, and hates being away from family, so it might be interesting.
But I am looking forward to moving, because I do want to live in a smaller city than I'm in now. =)
No way!!!!! Although I love Detroit and Ann Arbor, and Michigan in general, I can't find work here and it is making me crazy. So many of my friends have left the state...
I loved living in NY, but found it quite frustrating as well. Even though Mr. Taffy went to college in Brooklyn, he doesn't want to go back there.
Nooo no no no no no no no. We live in NYC right now (heck yes agreed with JoesWifey and darilinda!!). While it was a blast the first year and a half, we're both from more rural small towns. I had to move here to change careers, and FH, bless his heart, came with me 
We actually met while living in the DC suburbs, so we're hoping to get back to Annapolis, MD or Columbia, MD within a year or so.
I love where we live, but I sure wouldn't mind spending a couple years abroad. I studied abroad twice in college and had every intention of going back to live abroad for a few years post-law school. But then I met a boy and everything changed. He's from here and not willing to leave. It's a great city with all our friends and close to my family. But it would be nice to get away for a while before having kids and really settling down. I guess we're just going to have to take a lot of vacations!
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Nope - I'm on the anti-NYC bandwagon. Not that there aren't a lot of fun things about living here, but the cost is just insane. We feel like we have to stay in certain types of jobs to stay afloat, instead of pursuing what we like. And this is the smallest apartment I've ever lived in, although it is pretty nice for NYC and thank goodness this year with the bad economy we were able to negotiate our rent down a bit.
I'd be happy to move to the burbs and get some space, especially since we are probably only a couple of years from kids. FI likes more of a city but really likes Boston and DC. I would love to move back to Chicago. I think we could be happy in any of those places, and probably won't move to the burbs until we have kids who need a back yard.
I don't *dislike* where we live per se... but it'll never be "home" to me either. I moved to Seattle 5 years ago, and the summers are amazing. The winters, though.... They are the worst! I don't mind rain or snow, it's the perpetual gloom and darkness that really grate on me.
I'm a California girl at heart, but because fiance is such a country kid, we are seriously considering the Intermountain West for our next move. Perfect blend of outdoors, snowy winters, warm summers!
As much as I love the East Coast (and NYC), I'll probably never live there again :(
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I would love to move back to my home town. It's technically only 20 minutes away from where I live now (with my FI), but it's such a big difference. My FI and I are looking for homes in that area, and hopefully I'll be back there by the end of this year.
Our dream location would probably be San Francisco. We took a trip out there last year, and we fell in love with the city. There's always nyc, which is only 2 hours away. It's just so expensive to live there.
I hated Florida so I moved...I currently reside in Albuquerque (outside the city limits) and love New Mexico. I never imagined that one state could have so many beautiful locations. If I imagined us anywhere else it would probably be Montana or Alaska...but this is a great compromise since we have wonderful jobs and great friends.
Kudos to you surviving the big cities, I could never do it!
I had always wanted to live away from the general Miami area as I was growing up. I lived farther North previously and went to school in Tallahassee & Orlando. However, especially while dating my FH, I came to realize I was truly a city girl & far from a suburbia sort of girl. I had wanted to live in a city, just not Miami. But dating FH, I came to realize how much I loved about Miami (beach, restaurants, having my family close by, festivals, etc. - although I can do with some of the people). It's my home & knowing that FH left Texas 15 years ago & loved Miami as an outsider - I realized this is where I was meant to be - and yes, we are in Coral Gables & planning on staying in that area - however moving into a house, rather than our condo & most importantly closer to downtown Coral Gables b/c we love walking to festivals & the Mile - and look forward to having a family & doing the same. Sorry, we cant be gated up in a cookie-cut community - we have named ourselves the "Anti-Suburbia" couple. LOL!
This is a fun thread to read, I love seeing where everybody lives & if they like it! Me & my hubby are currently living in Orlando, we've been here 2 years & it just recently stopped feeling like an extended vacation... So, we're ready to move on (we're from the midwest). We may be be moving somewhere in Dec, when his job here finishes up, but we don't know where! As long as we end up back home when we have kids, then I'm fine exploring new places for now :~)
I absolutely do not love where I live (Spring is basically Houston, Texas)....I like it, I guess. I don't even want to live in Texas....I do love Chicago, NYC....the Northeast in general. That is where I'd love to live!!! I have a really good job in Houston where people are retiring left and right (I get to climb the ladder fast) so it doesn't look like we are going anywhere in the near future.
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I do love Boston, but I really hate the winters and the high priced homes. But I almost feel trapped here. My family is here, and I know that I want to be around them if and when I do have kids. So Boston it is!
I was raised on the east coast and now we live in Chicago. I really don't love it here at all, though I have tried hard to like it. I'd really rather live on one of the coasts but the housing here is so cheap that we really can't justify leaving...sigh. I feel like I just don't fit in here, I was raised in a different culture and religion than most people here and I feel like nobody understands me.
Seems like so many of us are not happy where we live. Funny, we should all just partner up and trade!
I live in Canada and would love to live in Phoenix. I love it there, my FIs parents have this gorgeous house there so its wonderful to get away there. My FI is a golfer so I have been trying to convince him to go pro and move there so he can play everyday and I can bask in the sun!
sigh.
Paris, s'il te plait! Or anywhere in France, really. I was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, but have never really felt like I fit in. I lived in D.C. which I liked, but didn't love, London, which I loved but wouldn't want to stay in forever and back to the Chicago burbs. We want to move to a better culture and climate for our tastes (for us Chicago winters are NEVER worth it). As we'll probably be having babies within a year or two, I'm hesitant to start over in a new place with both our families in Chicago. We'll see!
I want to live somewhere where the weather is always tropical and right on the ocean ....
Nope I don't live on a tropical island .. and maybe I will one day ... like a vacation house
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I grew up in Texas and just moved back to Austin after eight years roaming around. I was really excited and thought that this could be the place we want to settle down in.
However, after actually living here (instead of just prolonged visits), I can't see staying in Austin. Before here, we'd been living in London and Brooklyn. I'm so used to big-city life and having reliable public transportation. Relying on a car all the time? I'm not so big on it.
I always thought that I wouldn't want to raise kids in a large city - until I made friends who grew up in London and New York. I never want to move to the suburbs, and I think the opportunities afforded in big cities make them a great place to raise a family.
FI and I have been talking a lot about where we want to settle down, and we've decided on London. it's not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but it's our favorite place that we've lived. He's confident he can get a job over there, which would give me the right visa to start a career as well.
Two more years in Austin, though!
If I *had* to live somewhere the rest of my life, Austin would be it! So, overall we are happy and his family is close enough to help and far enough to not always be in my hair.
For me, I wouldn't mind moving back to my hometown for a bit, but I don't think the hubby would be happy there unless it was somehow 'necessary'. (He likes bigger cities, and I'm from a smaller city, so Austin is a good compromise...esp. since we both like water & music!) For the short term, we talk about moving to the Bay Area, where his co. is based, but I can't see giving up our 3 bedroom that only cost $170K and is right on a huge park in the city!
Sometimes, though, I think I like the *idea of Austin more than my actual life here. We are barely inside city limits and SO BUSY that we hardly ever take advantage of what makes Austin truly Austin. Hopefully that will get better when I'm *only working and not also doing my masters!
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