[HN Gopher] Ask HN: Do you live close to your family?
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       Ask HN: Do you live close to your family?
        
       Have you moved to work abroad? Do you live close to your family /
       visit them often? How do you feel about being far from your loved
       ones?
        
       Author : aprdm
       Score  : 5 points
       Date   : 2022-09-20 21:43 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
       | ok_dad wrote:
       | My mother in law lives next door, but my mother lives 4500 miles
       | away from me. It was fine until I had a kid, now I wish my mom
       | lived nearby too.
        
       | stemlord wrote:
       | I'm a 3 hr plane ride from my parents. I have a sibling who lives
       | in my city too but I see them only once every few months or so.
       | 
       | I have a largeish family so I've always felt more comfortable
       | away from family because it allows me to redefine myself without
       | so much baggage from the past.
        
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       | vanilla-almond wrote:
       | I live about 30 minutes away (by car) from my parents and see
       | them often. We all live in the same city.
       | 
       | When I started working from home during the pandemic I
       | contemplated a move away to a different, more distant location.
       | But I have stayed put because my parents are frail and not in the
       | best of health. So being close nearby to my parents is important
       | to me.
        
       | randomopining wrote:
       | I'm 30 and I moved back home because of covid, wanting to save
       | money. Still am living at home... I should probably move out.
       | Saving a ton though.
        
       | PaulHoule wrote:
       | I am an only and my parents passed away a while ago but I live
       | about 50 minutes from my in-laws. When I got home from work today
       | my sister-in-law was here, so I see them a lot.
        
       | cosmic_shame wrote:
       | 35-40 minutes, perfect distance. Not too far to meet up for a
       | meal, but too far for drop-ins.
        
       | vhodges wrote:
       | Define close... No my family and my wife's are not really that
       | close to us, about a 4 hour drive away. But we manage to see them
       | a few times a year. My wife moved down (to the lower mainland of
       | BC) for work. But since I am remote only we are contemplating a
       | move back up north to where her parents are. Real estate is a bit
       | cheaper up there too so that's a benefit too.
        
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