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Interesting...spent 20s in city also but now live in suburbs and don't feel isolated at all. We know all our neighbors, our kids play together etc. I didn't k
by nervousvarun 3y ago
Interesting...spent 20s in city also but now live in suburbs and don't feel isolated at all. We know all our neighbors, our kids play together etc. I didn't know any of these people before we lived there obviously.
Would argue it's less about "where you are" and more about "how easy it is for you to make new friends" but that's purely anecdotal.
I guess if it's about going to bars to make friendships then yes there will be less of that in suburbs (assuming U.S. here). But as you age going to bars is a "need" that seems to generally decrease for most (not all of course) people.
How is a suburb inherently lonely exactly?
- bell-cot 3y agoIt varies enormously - but some ‘burbs are described as being all 1-2 person McMansions, where everyone has a lawn service, to make sure they can’t meet anyone else while out doing yard work.
- bluefirebrand 3y agoMy suburb has houses crammed together so close I can see into my neighbors kitchen if the blinds aren't close. When I do go mow my lawn I have the alcoholic on the one side come out and complain to me about his life and an old retired lawn obsessed guy on the other side come tell me how my lawn is shit and I need to take better care of it. And I'm just thankful I'm no longer in apartments where I have to deal with neighbours screaming matches at 3am, people having parties above me every single weekend, crappy landlords, and all the other shit.