harriedhag t1_itqwy3l wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:25 PM

Reply to comment by jkjeeper06 in For those who have left Boston, what do you miss the most? by [deleted]

I will miss that too.

Why are you happier? And where?

jkjeeper06 t1_itspzx5 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 12:47 AM

I live in the burbs outside of boston. My biggest hobbies are working on cars and other motorized toys so I was never able to do that in my apartment. Moving to the burbs meant I could buy a house with a garage and driveway, i could buy a project car and other toys and have a full shop in my garage. I am always busy, active, and healthy in a way I wasn't before

namelesswndr t1_itssdkr wrote on October 26, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Dude that barely counts as moving.

jkjeeper06 t1_itszo0k wrote on October 26, 2022 at 2:02 AM

Distance-wise, its not that far, maybe 15mi but it is a fairly significant change in lifestyle to go from a downtown apartment complex to a suburban single family neighborhood

harriedhag t1_itt07fm wrote on October 26, 2022 at 2:06 AM

Yeah that makes a lot of sense to me. On paper, it’s easy for me to imagine buying a car and living that lifestyle again. But I think it will be a bigger lifestyle change than I’m prepared for.