> I also don't like the idea of having friends/family right next to me. Same neighborhood is really really nice, but same lot? Nah! There was a time in my 30s

> I also don't like the idea of having friends/family right next to me. Same neighborhood is really really nice, but same lot? Nah! There was a time in my 30s when I was a part of a very close-knit group of friends. We actually talked about the idea of building a friend compound, perhaps much later in life during our retirement years, and we were enthusiastic about it. These days (mid-40s now), I'm still friends with all those people, but I agree that I don't need them to be on the same lot with me. I would love it if we all lived in the same neighborhood, though. Fortunately we're almost all still in the same city, at least.