[graciegirl]

Although I think that The Villages is absolutely wonderful, I think it may not be the best fit for you. I sense a LOT of misgivings in your post. If you are not completely in love, don't get married. I think that a bigger house and a fenced yard may be more important to you in your not yet retired lifestyle.

We are a welcoming community and I find warmth from people everywhere I go. This place has some people who fill every day with activities outside their home and there are some people who like to read and have close friends over to dinner and lots who are in between on the activity spectrum.

What I like about this place is that it is filled with only grown up people mostly over 55, from broad geographic backgrounds each with a story of their life different than mine, yet we have all had at least five decades of life experiences that have sort of rounded off our sharp edges. I like the cleanliness of the place and the unseen changing of flowers every six weeks or so. I like the educational opportunities and the fact that I have 80,000 choices of new friends. Most of us aren't working, at least full time, although many are. Although this is a paradise that I feel almost every breathing person would love it is constructed and planned primarily for over 55 people who are retired looking for an active lifestyle.

Why don't you store your furniture and rent for three months and see if The Villages, it's people, lifestyle, homes and lack of fences is right for you.

You will be welcomed here.