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To move near family or stay put
Aging Well | Last Active: Dec 26, 2025 | Replies (114)Comment receiving replies
Thanks, we have been in this community for 21 years and it is a 55+ community. We’re still in the same house and have no winters of snow.
Lots to do every day.
A move is very difficult. Not sure if moving where we have to make new friends will be worth it. I am 82 and he is 85.
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@beckboop13 I agree with @celia16 - stay where you are happiest. Go with your gut feeling.
My husband insisted on moving here three years ago to be close to our son and his family, because he hated driving the two hours the few times a year we visited them. I don’t drive. He was 70 and I was 76 at the time. It was a very stressful move for me and it has not worked out well for me either. I feel very isolated where we are living.
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@beckboop13 I am 76 years old and recently made a decision to move to a different apartment within my community where I have lived for 60 years. Moving is more stressful than one imagines as one ages. I did not move closer to my adult children as they live in a large metropolitan area with huge freeways and every shopping mall looks the same. I feel good about my choice. My adult children have more energy than I and can come visit me when they choose.