I moved here late last summer from the Midwest. I'm reasonably young (mid 50s), and I have friends who lived here and kept trying to get me to "try it". I was planning to move to Tampa and just happened to mention it to them. I told them I wasn't ready to move to "God's waiting room with a bunch of sexed up overaged weirdos".
I finally "tried it" and found out all the hype is mostly bad and doesn't come close to represent what a fantastic place this is. The people are the best part. Most everyone here is just great to be around. I have no regrets moving here whatsoever and Orlando is an hour away. So much to do to have fun in the sun. And the hype is nowhere near reality. Unless it's good hype and that's usually correct.
The only thing I'd change is that SOME of the sports are kind of "cliquish", but I'm reasonably young and athletic, so it hasn't been a problem for me to be "accepted" easily into the sports I've tried. But I've a few of the "experienced Villagers" make it a little (but not too) difficult on some of the new people who don't catch on right away and I don't think that's right. I've spoken up about it a few times, but it's the only thing I would change.
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Originally Posted by Michael 61
It’s possible to get the impression from certain posts on TOTV that some people are less than happy and content to be living in TV. Though no community is “perfect”, The Villages is a one-of-a-kind community beyond compare in my opinion. I feel so fortunate and blessed first of all to been able to have retired early in life, and secondly to be able to reside in such a beautiful and vibrant community, with mostly highly positive residents and neighbors. For me, it only take one trip outside “the bubble” to realize how special TV is.
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