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I read CoCheesehead's post yesterday in his response to the "3 years into retirement" thread. Thank you, COCheesehead for your thoughts. I'm going to copy it here and then go on with my question...
"The social part so far has been easy. We even moved to a new town in retirement. We likely have more friends here than the town we lived in for 30 years. My wife says I can make friends on elevators between floors.
We are active and invite folks to join us on hikes, to see a concert or just go to dinner.
We belong to clubs.
We volunteer.
I have a part time job.
We have friends over.
It all helps."
Thank you COcheesehead for your post. My DH and I have tossed around the idea of moving to a new city and perhaps different state. We currently live inner city in a huge metroplex and also have a farm almost 2 hours away. We thought we'd want to move to the farm post retirement but it'll be 3 years retired this October and neither of us is sure that is a good idea for a variety of reasons.
We would love a walkable, vibrant city and a smallish home with a large yard. One thing that has held us back is starting all over with friends and life long social contacts.
We are in hotter-than-hell Texas but I don't see myself moving anywhere that has a long or harsh winter season. My body and psyche don't know how to handle that anymore. And it doesn't want to! Still I'd be willing to make the move and start making new connections. We are anticipating a possible chronic and debilitating health issue for DH and so I know that community and friendships are going to be crucial. But boy we often find ourselves dreaming of a less congested, easier to navigate and perhaps even safer city. Obviously this is a decision that needs to be made sooner than later should we decide to do so. We are both 60.
It's encouraging to read your post, COcheesehead. I'd be interested in hearing from others who have made similar moves.
"The social part so far has been easy. We even moved to a new town in retirement. We likely have more friends here than the town we lived in for 30 years. My wife says I can make friends on elevators between floors.
We are active and invite folks to join us on hikes, to see a concert or just go to dinner.
We belong to clubs.
We volunteer.
I have a part time job.
We have friends over.
It all helps."
Thank you COcheesehead for your post. My DH and I have tossed around the idea of moving to a new city and perhaps different state. We currently live inner city in a huge metroplex and also have a farm almost 2 hours away. We thought we'd want to move to the farm post retirement but it'll be 3 years retired this October and neither of us is sure that is a good idea for a variety of reasons.
We would love a walkable, vibrant city and a smallish home with a large yard. One thing that has held us back is starting all over with friends and life long social contacts.
We are in hotter-than-hell Texas but I don't see myself moving anywhere that has a long or harsh winter season. My body and psyche don't know how to handle that anymore. And it doesn't want to! Still I'd be willing to make the move and start making new connections. We are anticipating a possible chronic and debilitating health issue for DH and so I know that community and friendships are going to be crucial. But boy we often find ourselves dreaming of a less congested, easier to navigate and perhaps even safer city. Obviously this is a decision that needs to be made sooner than later should we decide to do so. We are both 60.
It's encouraging to read your post, COcheesehead. I'd be interested in hearing from others who have made similar moves.