We visited retirement communities near Atlanta GA, Hilton Head, Nashville TN, Jacksonville and Tampa FL and places near the Villages. I had a list of pros and cons for each place. The only "con" on the Villages list was the price of the homes were higher here. Each place we visited had positives, and a few amenities, but many felt like an "old persons" community. Here in The Villages we were attracted to how so many people we met had a real zest for life. We happily traded a bigger home for the villages "lifestyle" two years ago. We love our life here. One thing we didn't expect was how "young" we feel living here. At 65, when not in The Villages, people see our grey hair and wrinkles and treat us like we are old. Here, age simply doesn't matter.
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