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Originally Posted by Michael G.
I notice leaving your family up north and moving to Florida, varies between husbands and wives.
Wives seem more family oriented.
I find as we age, a little helping hand from family makes a big difference for all.
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I think it depends on family dynamics to a large extent. When in my dating life, there was one individual I dated who had plans to move far away from family as soon as college graduation was through. This person wasn't close at all with siblings and parents, particularly the mother.
We have large extended families and the "best grandkids" in the world.
We would never live full time in Florida and really enjoy life with mixed generations and time with "our people" and friends. We have had moments with them that can't be replaced, even though we all have our own thing and aren't in each other's faces 24-7. And you're right, the older we get, the more important it is to provide and receive a helping hand. A winter getaway for a few months is fine for us at this point.
There are many that don't have our family dynamic or their kids aren't real engaged in their parents/grandparents lives. For them, a full time move to The Villages keeps them entertained. Bottom line, there is no one answer since our lives all vary.