I live in the Central District in Seattle, which is like a 10 minute bike ride from the downtown core. Before moving here I lived in Wallingford for twenty year

I live in the Central District in Seattle, which is like a 10 minute bike ride from the downtown core. Before moving here I lived in Wallingford for twenty years. I have two children now, both under 5 years old and I can attest that I never see my friends, even the one that lives two blocks away. I'm pretty sure this is an effect of parenthood in general, not geography. We'll probably move north to Shoreline soon, not because the city has exiled us, but because it would be nice for our kids to have a yard to play in and we don't frequent the nearby bars and restaurants nearly as often as we used to.