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Has anybody moved to a small town/city in their 20s
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:49 pm
I grew up in a fairly big city in texas, bigger than any Louisiana city. I’m a child of divorce so I went back and forth between houses. My father lived in a small town about an hour away so I do have some experience living in a small town. I quite enjoyed it.
When I finish my degree or maybe even before I think I would like to live in a small town. My main concerns would be dating options and I guess getting a job out there, although there do seem to be some.
I don’t plan on moving more than 2 hours away from the city I live in and have all my friends in. So I could theoretically visit the city once or twice a month to party with my friends and try to meet girls that way. Although that still might suck cause I could end up dating a girl that lives an hour or 2 away.
Has anybody here moved to a small town while single and in their 20s? What was your experience like? Do you wish you had stayed in the city and made a little more money and possibly found a girl there? One problem with city girls is that I feel like most of them LIKE the city, so even if I find one there’s a good chance they wouldn’t wanna move to a small town ever.
When I finish my degree or maybe even before I think I would like to live in a small town. My main concerns would be dating options and I guess getting a job out there, although there do seem to be some.
I don’t plan on moving more than 2 hours away from the city I live in and have all my friends in. So I could theoretically visit the city once or twice a month to party with my friends and try to meet girls that way. Although that still might suck cause I could end up dating a girl that lives an hour or 2 away.
Has anybody here moved to a small town while single and in their 20s? What was your experience like? Do you wish you had stayed in the city and made a little more money and possibly found a girl there? One problem with city girls is that I feel like most of them LIKE the city, so even if I find one there’s a good chance they wouldn’t wanna move to a small town ever.
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Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:50 pm to justaniceguy
I moved back in with my parents in AP for a short while after law school before I started my first real law job. Does that count?
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:52 pm to justaniceguy
I would only live in small towns.
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:52 pm to justaniceguy
I would think with so many remote jobs nowadays the job / money thing isn't that big of a deal.
You are pretty screwed on getting laid though. This graphic shows your options (ignore the 30's part).
You are pretty screwed on getting laid though. This graphic shows your options (ignore the 30's part).
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:52 pm to justaniceguy
Moved to BR when I was 27. Have lived here for 5 years. Had a GF before so no big deal
This post was edited on 7/22/22 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:53 pm to kingbob
I’m guessing you live in a city now and you would have preferred to stay living in one?
I’m wondering if anybody in their 20s actually prefers to live in small towns over big cities and not just because they want to raise their kids in one.
I’m wondering if anybody in their 20s actually prefers to live in small towns over big cities and not just because they want to raise their kids in one.
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:53 pm to justaniceguy
I dropped out of college to move to Ponchatoula and plan to live here the rest of my life.
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:53 pm to justaniceguy
Moved to a town of 3000 for work in my late 20s. Just know everybody knows everything about everybody and everyone’s past. People have the same friends they have had since high school. You will always be seen as kind of an outsider to some extents. At least that was my experience. I stayed 3 years and left.
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:56 pm to mattz1122
quote:What is a sentence no rational person ever constructed?
I dropped out of college to move to Ponchatoula and plan to live here the rest of my life.
“Potpourri” for $400 please.
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:58 pm to justaniceguy
Don’t base part of your decision on where your friends are located. As you all grow, some will move because they will get better opportunities and move on.
You’ll make new friends where ever you go as long as you are not a social pariah.
It’s part of life.
You’ll make new friends where ever you go as long as you are not a social pariah.
It’s part of life.
This post was edited on 7/22/22 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:58 pm to justaniceguy
Describe small town/city
If you are talking a Lafayette/Mandeville size community then you are solid and probably better off
If you are talking about Mamou or Church Point then God Bless
If you are talking a Lafayette/Mandeville size community then you are solid and probably better off
If you are talking about Mamou or Church Point then God Bless
Posted on 7/22/22 at 12:59 pm to justaniceguy
If I had found a job in Gonzales rather than BR, I would have had zero qualms about staying put in AP. However, I have deep roots there. I am quite happy in BR (obviously, just a short drive away), but I would imagine living in a small town I didn’t grow up in would seriously suck.
Posted on 7/22/22 at 1:00 pm to justaniceguy
I grew up in Baton Rouge in the 80's and 90's, so a medium-sized city. After getting married in 1999, I moved to a big city (around 4.5 million). It was fun and exciting at first, but after a year or so, it started to become a drag dealing with big city shite, and the commute to work, etc. When I had the opportunity to move, I took it and moved to a town of 20,000 people. A few years after that, I ended up in Madisonville. I never, ever want to live in a big city again.
This post was edited on 7/22/22 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 7/22/22 at 1:01 pm to justaniceguy
I moved to Chattanooga at 24. I had a friend here from back home I reconnected with and we hung out a lot.
Other than that, I made friends through work and the gym, dated some, met a great girl and got married several years later.
You know... What normal people do.
Other than that, I made friends through work and the gym, dated some, met a great girl and got married several years later.
You know... What normal people do.
Posted on 7/22/22 at 1:03 pm to justaniceguy
Yeah, you frick older women or younger women with multiple kids.
I only did that for about 10 months then went back to the bigger city.
Now I don’t want to be in the cities in my 30s anymore.
I only did that for about 10 months then went back to the bigger city.
Now I don’t want to be in the cities in my 30s anymore.
This post was edited on 7/22/22 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 7/22/22 at 1:05 pm to justaniceguy
Living in a small town part time as a child and full time as a single adult are very different things.
I moved to town of ~2500 people at 26 but my now wife and were getting serious. I didn't know anyone in town but my in laws live 10 mins up the road to introduce me to their social circle.
If you don't have family close and a woman don't do it
I moved to town of ~2500 people at 26 but my now wife and were getting serious. I didn't know anyone in town but my in laws live 10 mins up the road to introduce me to their social circle.
If you don't have family close and a woman don't do it
This post was edited on 7/22/22 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 7/22/22 at 1:05 pm to justaniceguy
How small are you talking about? What's the character/demographics of the place?
After college I moved from major metro area to a remote mountain town of 6,000 where I knew almost nobody.
Most young people tended to move out for college and generally only came back once they were in serious relationships or married. So in general there weren't many people in their 20s, and the ones that stayed behind had fairly insular friend groups.
It was tough to make friends and dating was almost non existent.
The transition was tough. I wouldn't do it again or recommend it.
Eta: if you do, get a part time job in the service industry. You will make friends immediately.
After college I moved from major metro area to a remote mountain town of 6,000 where I knew almost nobody.
Most young people tended to move out for college and generally only came back once they were in serious relationships or married. So in general there weren't many people in their 20s, and the ones that stayed behind had fairly insular friend groups.
It was tough to make friends and dating was almost non existent.
The transition was tough. I wouldn't do it again or recommend it.
Eta: if you do, get a part time job in the service industry. You will make friends immediately.
This post was edited on 7/22/22 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 7/22/22 at 1:08 pm to soccerfüt
Sounds like the Lewis Black about someone saying “If not for my horse, I’d never have spent that year in college.”
Posted on 7/22/22 at 1:08 pm to justaniceguy
I moved to the Louisiana Delta a month after graduating college. Work brought me there and I ended up buying a house in Lake Providence. Stayed there for several years.
As someone mentioned, there's not many secrets. But I met a good group of guys my age and the community was really welcoming. Overall great experience but it takes a certain mindset to live in a place that's pretty much an hour from anything.
As someone mentioned, there's not many secrets. But I met a good group of guys my age and the community was really welcoming. Overall great experience but it takes a certain mindset to live in a place that's pretty much an hour from anything.
Posted on 7/22/22 at 1:08 pm to justaniceguy
I moved to a small town while single. You would be surprised how many people who are currently living in big cities are trying to move to more rural areas. I never met anyone who was not willing to relocate.
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