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Originally Posted by redwitch
Annabelle, I know some will disagree with me but I really don't think it matters all that much if your neighbors live there full-time or not. Most of your friends will come from your activities, not your neighborhood. Some neighborhoods have weekly get-togethers, some monthly, some seasonly, some never. You'll only find that out by talking to people in the neighborhood before you buy.
Newer developments will bond more because they are new and discovering TV together. Established neighborhoods are a little harder to get "into" but it is done all the time.
Personally, I really don't want to be friends with my neighbors. I want to be able to say hi to them; know that if I need something I can call on them and vice versa. However, I don't want them dropping by and I certainly don't want to just feel free to barge into their homes. Just not my style. I prefer to have my friends have similar interests.
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I love to have my neighbors drop by. I would never barge into their homes and they would never barge into ours. It is just delightful to open the door and see one of my neighbors who has just stopped by to say hi or to tell us some news or better yet share something yummy from the oven. They always have a smile on their face and a hug.
We may not have the same interests or the same background but we were dropped close together on this spot and at a time when we all have more free time to just be friendly.
I love it. .
I have never had the time to enjoy the people who live near us like I do now. I think seniors have learned the rules of life and are very slow to gossip or malign. I love that too.