In 1 A.D., Roman poet Ovid wrote: The seed’s often more fertile in foreign fields, and a neighbor’s herd always has richer milk. https://www.poetryin

In 1 A.D., Roman poet Ovid wrote: The seed’s often more fertile in foreign fields, and a neighbor’s herd always has richer milk. https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/ArtofLoveBkI.php https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/ArtofLoveBkI... I think this was where "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" comes from. My perpetually-single friend is always complaining that there "aren't any good single women" in his area. When he visits other places, he inevitably reports on how much nicer and prettier the women are there. I wonder if the author would feel different about a place he was visiting if he stayed there for a few years. There's also the concept that "familiarity breeds contempt" and there seems to be some evidence to support this. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2006-23056-008 https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2006-23056-008