A different world.

Cabbie21

Thanks for the replies, mostly preferring a quieter life than the city.
But what about the people? The age range? How varied is your world in age groups?

I now have a very small circle of people I see and they are all my family. I am 82 next and most of my friends from the past are now ill, in care homes, have dementia or have moved to the other side of the country to live near or with their family so my life has totally changed in a matter of two years.

When my late husband was alive we only needed each other and visited many countries and cities now I have more or less become a recluse due to a non bus service and expensive taxis.

Even though I am nearly 82 I am 21 in my head, I don't have mobility problems and only have minor medical problems which are under control. I spend my days in the garden, going for walks around the local park, read and watch tv. I am so appreciative that I have a lovely home and don't have money worries unlike a lot of people. All in all, I am happy in my own little world.

Go for the middle road? Unless one of you will give way??

I’m with you OP; I like the company of younger people as well as contemporaries. We’ve lived in our house in the suburbs for 41 years and over the last few years there has been a bit of a churn in occupants. Luckily the new neighbours are all quite young with younger families. They’ve given a new life to the place & I’m delighted that over the summer, a new generation of kids have all been ‘playing out’. I love to hear them.

I wouldn't swap my small town life for anything.