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Originally Posted by Ginmato
Sorry. I like solitude. I love sitting by my own pool with a good book. I don't want to hear the neighbors' TV or breakfast conversation. I don't want to know about everyone else. To me, it seems there are a bunch of old people trying not to be old. I look at the old ladies with the over- done makeup and the chunky jewelry to hide the wrinkled necks and it looks so sad. It's nice to have activities available but it isn't necessary to run around and pretend you are 18 again. The Villages just isn't for me. A nice to visit but I don't want to live there
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One can enjoy solitude in the Villages if that is what they are looking for. Personally I enjoy my solitude and quiet time occasionally, but like the option to get out and mingle with upbeat and happy seniors, who make up TV. If that means some of those seniors are trying to regain their youth - I say GOOD FOR THEM. If you choose to grow old and act your age, fine for you! Everyone is entitled to live their life the way they choose so long as they don't interfere with others' right to happiness. I recall a saying I heard long ago - "I would rather spend time around people who are pretending to be positive, than those who are genuinely negative. I say Good on ya, to those women -and men - running around pretending to be eighteen again. They seem quite happy, while, unfortunately, you seem a bit sad.