I was the one who had to be convinced to visit TV when we were visiting with our children in Florida. Honest answer....we decided to buy before we headed back to CA....it was one week from visit till we asked the agent to start looking for a house for us.
We walked around town, met someone in a local restaurant that turned out to have lived about 15 miles or so from us in CA. He loves it here and was very kind in telling us much about the community. We talked to people while standing around and they, too, loved it. I have a cyberfriend who lives here, she and her husband loved the place. He has since passed away and she wouldn't think of leaving the community...so much to do, so many great people. We brought hubby's Mom out for a visit (it was to be our LSV, but we had just closed on our house but since we had already paid, we took the visit.). Mom in law fell in love with the place and had an agent looking for a house for her, too. We all moved here in Oct of 06. It really is like being on vacation, at least for a few years or so. After that, it's more like you've lived here forever and love the place.
It's not in the water, it's the music one hears throughout the squares...
Come, have fun, take lots of pictures, talk to lots of people, visit a club or two, ask questions. As has been said, you live here because you want to.