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Originally Posted by Ladygolfer93

Yes, you are right, when we post it is perfectly logical to expect others will have differing or opposite opinions. For me personally, I am "undecided", not sad or unhappy person at all, but I do think I am more attacked to Florida than specifically The Villages. I do think there are many answers to your question of why people who are unhappy, or let's say "somewhat" unhappy, don't just pick up and leave. My personal experience with people I actually KNOW is; one case where it's just age and medical issues that make facing listing, open houses, moving arrangements, closings, etc. etc. (that they have faced many times during their career) now pose a major (if only mental) barrier. Others have sunk everything they have into this and simply can not afford to move. They "thought" they were moving to a rather laid back, somewhat "rural", and certainly not an apartment/high rise type community, and yes, things change. Some, like myself, don't like the trend they are seeing, but are just gathering contingencies, not so dissatisfied they want to just "pack up and leave", but uneasy about what is so obviously pretty drastic changes. Probably you can understand what I am saying ? As an example, it would be like someone being tired of their.... cabinets, counter tops, appliances, but.... they have to weight things. Perhaps they just can't tolerate the inevitable upsets, messes, delays of remodeling, perhaps the health of others is not up to the inevitable dust and dirt, and maybe others the just don't have the MONEY ? There are many legitimate reasons a person is uneasy with trends they see around them that do not increase a community's quality of life, environment, general satisfaction, and yet that does not mean they want to turn and run so to speak. Just saying.... many reasons and "get out if you don't like it" does not always fit. Folks here are 50 to 100 and more years of age, and all have very different circumstances. You are very happy, I am fairly happy, the writer of the original post is probably relatively happy, but NOT brain dead. He, or she is probably trying to keep people alive and thinking and actively involved... that does not mean he/she (?) should "pack up and leave", it's really not as much a mystery as you might think.

Great posts today. Refreshing to hear personal opinion supported by a facts. I guess what I'm trying to say is "a prediction" that has a factual base. Some posters like to revert to "site me your source" when it doesn't fit their point of view rather than constructive debate. Of what value is that tactic ? Ego ? Thankfully not all of us are so shallow minded as to have chapter and verse proof of an "opinion" or the world would still be flat.