I love cruises, but my wife of 33 years doesn't. I've gone on 30 without her — and the arrangement works for us both.

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My wife doesn't enjoy cruises as much as I do so I go alone.

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We lived in Charleston for a year, but it was too expensive and crowded. Now, we're happily settled 2 hours north.

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Rainbow Row in Charleston, South Carolina.
Charleston is beautiful and wildly popular, but it can also be an expensive place to live.

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I grew up in Barcelona and live in the US. I'd love to go home, but tourism is making life unbearable for locals.

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Barcelona has a lot of visitors but that's not always a good thing.

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I canceled my Netflix subscription 2 years ago. I loved it, but overhauling my TV habits changed my life for the better.

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I moved to Tokyo to open a bar last year. I'd already lived in a few cities across Asia, but moving was harder in my 30s.

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Female bartender Holly Graham standing at Tokyo Confidential bar in Tokyo.
Holly Graham moved to Japan to help open the bar Tokyo Confidential.

Holly Graham

I moved to South Korea to save money for a year. When I returned to the US, I hated it and ran back to Asia.

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The author in South Korea.

Krissi Driver

I had my first baby in Switzerland and the second after moving home to Chicago. Giving birth in the US left much to be desired.

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Chantal Panozzo had her first baby in Switzerland and the second after moving back to the US.

Chantal Panozzo

I grew up in Lithuania, the happiest place in the world for under-30s. It has some of the cheapest rent in Europe and other perks.

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The beauty, vibrant culture, nature, and welcoming atmosphere of Lithuania's capital city, Vilnius, take my breath away.

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I fell in love with a charming town in Northern California. Once I finally moved there, I couldn't get away fast enough.

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Grass Valley has a lot of charm, but I found I liked visiting it more than living in it.

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I've lived overseas with my European boyfriend for 3 years. We still can't agree on dinner time, investment strategies, or how to talk to each other's families.

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Woman and man standing in Uplistsikhe, a rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia.
Elizabeth Lavis and her Georgian boyfriend often face culture clashes, but they are finding ways to make it work.

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