yep - the great irony.

ah, that explains your concern. well, good luck in finding your tattoo artist - i’m sure that there’s someone in this city that’ll fit the bill!

the great irony is that most ppl will tattoo whatever you want as long as the debit card approves.

seaport is a fantastic place to live if you can afford it! seaport has lots of restaurants, near-weekly activities planned by the neighborhood committee of Seaport (some exclusively for residents), museums, and the harbor walk is beautiful at any time of day. it comes down to what you value in an area. my wife is an example - she lived in other nice modern apartments in diff greater boston areas but the most important thing to her was having a well-managed apartment, a concierge/manned front desk for packages/deliveries, and her gym nearby. seaport checked all the boxes.

you can argue character, charm, soul, etc. but at the end of the day it comes down to what you want. very obviously this neighborhood doesn’t suck or else people wouldn’t keep coming to it.

i got rid of my car when i moved here from the west coast which i think was one of the best decisions i’ve made.

having a car in the greater boston area costs more than you might think when you realize there are tolls to get in/out of the city and paying for parking is insane.

oh, also! Ritcey East has monthly queer nights & i’ve met a few queer women that way too!

stonewall sports has a ton of queer women, i joined kickball and there were entire teams of queer women.

yeah, tatte’s lamb shakshuka is too good. they open pretty early and serve it until noon, i think.