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So we found this house.... it's pretty, it's very large, it's in move-in shape (though it could stand a few fiddly things like water-seal on the deck, and we would need to make sure the house inspector isn't seeing things we're missing). The catch is, it's in Framingham.

jducoeur posted in his journal that we are dithering. Unfortunately, it seems that most of the comments seem to be non-supportive of our moving out there. Waaaah!

I readily admit, we would already have earnest money on this house if it were closer in. No question, if it were in Waltham, or Watertown, we'd be all over it. (Though in Waltham, I think it would be in the upper 7s or low 8s in price.) Would our friends really not come to Framingham? Don't they already not visit us, and if so, does it matter if they still don't? We want to entertain - will we be refused?

More dither.

Comments

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

I've found that as a general rule, people don't just "drop by because we're in the neighborhood" much anymore. However, if you invite folk over, it shouldn't be a problem.

I live in the SF Bay Area, and none of my friends lives within less than 20 minutes drive, and most of them substantially more. That said, if we ask folk over for dinner, or we want to go to the movies with friends, etc., as long as we make plans, it works out fine.

I think some of it is a shift in general in Americans and how they interact with people. For example, how well do you know your next door neighbors? I know that we've been in our place for over a year, and sort of know the people to one side of us (we know them by name, but we don't actually get together with them for anything), and don't know anyone else. I seem to recall that once upon a time people knew everyone in the neighborhood ...

[jducoeur]

Heh. Actually, one of the motives for moving is that we don't get along well with one pair of neighbors. The folks on one side are great (although it's true that we don't socialize with them particularly), but the other side have been a consistent thorn in our sides...