I’ve lived in and around Boston my whole life and love it. I’ve never felt the need to escape or move away. It’s just such a great city with interesting suburbs, in my opinion.
My only complaint, as I get older, is that the cost of living is pretty high, particularly housing. Maybe in five years, once my daughter is done with college, we’ll move somewhere cheaper.
Where? I have no clue. Most states with cheaper housing are down south and we despise the heat. We love England and Italy (and have family in each) but not sure how realistic that is.
Will have to do more research.