S/O Where would you like to live?

[raangoli]

Thanks to RockNVoll's post about where you've lived - where would you like to live? 

I'd love to have some sort of international assignment but I think it would depend on what MH would be comfortable with. I'm more willing and open to most places than he is, I think.

Or I'd gladly move to the west coast and we both agree on that. 

[msmerymac]

When I went to Seattle I was literally angry that I spent 10 years living in Los Angeles when I could have been in Seattle instead. But now we're back on the east coast, where we plan to be pretty indefinitely.

In my retirement, I would not mind living in Vermont. In my fantasy retirement where I'm very wealthy, I would not mind splitting my time between Edinburgh and Bruges.

[hellonurse]

Iceland, but only during the summer months. 

Alternately, we came very close to moving to Raleigh, which we would have enjoyed. But the more I look at other cities, the more content I am living in the Tampa area. If only it weren't so ridiculously hot here. 

[Pom]

There is still a chance H will end up with an international project and that would be aces with me. Maybe even near Paris...

[UnderProtest]

Truthfully, I want to move back to the States right now. Preferably the southeast. Maybe at a different time in my life it would have been more enjoyable but right now it just seems so hard. I'm really liking being "home" right now despite the weather issues.

[tacosforlife]

I would like to live in Austin, except that I could not handle the heat like that. Dear god, I would wilt and die. Seattle or Denver would also be good options. Internationally, I'd want to go to Scotland.

But I'm actually very happy where we are. I could handle living the rest of my life in my neighborhood, but that will be harder to do when we're ready to buy a house because SFH inventory is low in my immediate 'hood. I do not see us moving more than 8 miles from our current place.

[jerseyjaybird]

Burlington, Vermont
or Helsinki, where I've spent loads of time

alternatively, Asheville, NC; Montpelier, VT; Ghent; or Tallinn

[konapoppy]

Please move to the west coast, raangoli!

We would both be okay in Seattle or somewhere in Hawaii. I think we would enjoy the Midwest. I would like to work internationally, but would have to find somewhere H could tolerate.

[irene adler]

Boise Idaho. I loved everything about living in that city, and I'd love to go back.

Second place would be Milwaukee, and is a more likely option because I have a lot of family that lives there

[agnes]

I'm pretty happy with where I live now. So Cal fo lyfe.

[carfar]

I have zero desire to leave my area permanently, (SF Bay Area) but would love and jump at the opportunity to spend a couple years abroad. Perhaps Buenos Aires, Sydney, Venice, Paris? Really I'd be excited about almost anywhere.

[audette]

We still hold out hope that DH will get a European assignment at some point - that would likely be in Germany, maybe Italy. However we have basically a snowball's chance in hell of actually seeing a European assignment for DH at this point in his career.

Other places we'd be happy with are Colorado, Texas, Washington State, DC area, North Carolina, along with a few others (I'm looking at specific bases in these places, for the most part, but figured mentioning the state names would be easier for non-military folks to recognize).


We're still not sure where we'd like to live permanently. I suspect that will depend more on where we find jobs when DH leaves service (whenever that happens).

[v]

I would love to move to Europe for a few years. So many great weekend trip possibilities, and good career opportunities for both of us.

My husband really wants us to move to Bermuda. Which could be great for my career, but no, I'm not moving to a small town in the middle of the ocean. His other idea is the Caymans, but there isn't much of what I do around there.

The rest of the world would be much tougher career-wise.

Realistically, we'll be in NY forever. There's nowhere else in the US where I'd want to live.

[ESF]

When H and I win the lottery, our plan is to divide our time between a place in the Marin/Sonoma area and Manhattan.

Absent that, I'm happy where I am.

[hurricanedrunk]

I would love to live somewhere international for a few years - Europe mostly. Germany, Italy, France, Amsterdam would all be top contenders. The Caribbean would also work.

Ideally I would live here in WI 6 or so months of the year (May/June ish through Xmas maybe) and GTFO to somewhere with a better climate for the rest of the year. Really anywhere would work. H and I fantasize about this A LOT.

[crashgizmo]

I'd move to San Diego in a heartbeat, but I like LA pretty well.

DH and I plan to retire internationally, either Mexico or Curacao/Aruba. Mexico is looking more likely due to proximity.

[Marmee]

For a short time is like to live in Europe again...maybe Paris or somewhere in Switzerland.

I will likely never permanently relocate because I do love Denver but I could be persuaded to move to Coastal Cali or maybe NYC (if we were rich as shit). I really have no desire to live anywhere else. Visiting is enough.

[hamster]

At minimum central oregon. I need out of the rain and springtime pollen! Ideally I'd like to live in Idaho, possibly Montana if I could hack the winters.

Plus have a million vacation homes

[drloretta]

We decided if we won the lottery, we'd move to Colorado. That seemed like a good option until DD was out of school.
My parents live on the Monterey Peninsula, and if money were no object, I think we'd really like it there
Internationally, we could get behind living in Ireland for sure. DH occasionally dreams of getting a temporary assignment there.
DH wants to retire in New England and I keep reminding him of snow.

[mbcdefg]

I'm happy where I am - maybe move to a nicer town and get a Shore house.

Hypothetical locations I like ... Boston, Chicago, Montreal.

[pinkdutchtulips]

Where I grew up in Phila or Ann Arbor ... real exciting

I spent 10 years in Phila and LOVED it bc it was centrally located for just about everything ! As an adult I truly appreciate my east coast upbringing and how much I got to see and do compared to some folks I know in the west coast

AA simply bc it's the ONLY place in Michigan that reminds me of the Bay Area minus the Bay Area price tag AND ny retired dad and stepmom live 30 mins away

[cajunmom]

Anywhere either more culturally diverse or geographically beautiful. Bonus if I could go to a place that is both of those.

[MNH2013]

I would love to move to another country for a few years but I'd prefer somewhere cold. Also I would like to move somewhere in the US where it isn't a million degrees most of the year. I made H promise me we could do that once in our life. Though realistically with his job (if ever given an international assignment) we are more likely to live somewhere hot (Mid East, LAM) though he has a few cold weather spots.

[steamboat185]

In the US I'd like to live in parts of Wyoming, Montana, or Idaho.

We'd love to live internationally we'd be open to Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Asia. We had a real chance to move to the UAE two years ago, but decided it wasn't the right option for us.

[winnied]

I'd like to leave DC eventually and I'm open to new places, as long as they are within an hour of a major metro area. I'm having H look at jobs in our home state because as friends are having kids I'd like to have a community.

[Deleted]

I would like to move to Denver or Seattle after BF is done with his PhD here in Iowa. Also on the list of possibilities are LA and Portland. I think #1 is Denver though.

I'd love to live abroad for a couple of years - I think I'd prefer somewhere in Europe just because I think it would be less culture shock than somewhere like Asia or South America. I don't necessarily have any particular country in mind though. That seems more like a "dream" scenario than something I'm actually going to pursue, but who knows! I'm not sure how it works if I marry a EU citizen (can I work anywhere in Europe?) but that is a likely possibility so maybe someday we will explore that.

[magpie]

I think I've become much more flexible in where I will live as I've gotten older. When I was in my 20's, I remember declaring that I'd NEVER live anywhere besides San Francisco (where I spent most of my 20's) or, maybe, Los Angeles (where I grew up). Well, we left SF five years ago to live somewhere with a lower cost of living and a more relaxed lifestyle and I am pretty sure that I'll never go back to either of those places. Due to my H's job, we will always need to live in cities with large universities/medical centers. I've certainly become more open-minded which of these cities I'd consider after leaving California and making a really good life for ourselves in our new location. We're actually potentially moving across the country next fall and our willingness to do so has made me realize that ideal location is not so much about a specific city for us, but about where we can live a happy life with a reasonably affordable home, short commutes, a community where we feel comfortable and weather we can tolerate. We don't have many family ties to hold us back either, which I think helps us be more open (my H's family lives across the world and my family lives in LA, where I don't think I will ever live again by choice).

[raangoli]

Oct 7, 2015 9:41:28 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

Please move to the west coast, raangoli!

We would both be okay in Seattle or somewhere in Hawaii. I think we would enjoy the Midwest. I would like to work internationally, but would have to find somewhere H could tolerate.

We would love to be in your area - we actually talked about that this morning. But for now, it's just a pipe dream. I've been east coast my entire life and I am really tired of shoveling. 

[brooke77]

Realistically, I probably won't ever move too far from my current location (Boston) since I really want to stay close to my niece and nephew and be a huge part of their lives.

But, I do dream of taking a temporary assignment. I'd love to live just about anywhere - London, Paris, Tokyo!

[Deleted]

As I said in the other post, I'm kind of over moving at this point.

I've lived overseas and I currently lived in NYC which were 2 things I've wanted to do for a little while. Living overseas could definitely happen again in the future (hopefully an African country), but it's not something that is 100% necessary for me to happy again.

Other than that I want to go back to Philly. There's nowhere else in the U.S. I'm dying to live.