After living in a dozen cities across the globe, I finally settled down in the coastal city where I grew up

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I moved back to my hometown after living in dozens of cities around the world.

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I was paid $10,000 to move from New York to Oklahoma. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I've fallen in love with my new home.

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I was paid $10,000 to move to Oklahoma as part of the Tulsa Remote program.

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I spent a year traveling around Europe to find where I wanted to live. After several misses, I've settled into my dream city.

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I traveled around for a year to find the best European city to live in.

Fleurine Tideman

After a breakup, I left NYC for Miami and moved in with my mom. It was supposed to be temporary, but 3 years later, I have no plans to leave.

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Diana and Samantha Stobo live together.

Samantha Stobo

Can the stars tell us where we should live?

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My husband and I unexpectedly moved in with my parents as newlyweds. It became one of the best seasons of our lives.

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My husband and I were newlyweds when we moved in with my parents. It was a great experience.

Lauren Barnhill

I spent 8 years living in big cities on the East Coast before realizing my ideal home was the smaller one where I grew up

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I spent years living in major East Coast cities, and now I'm back in my hometown of Rochester, New York.

Emma Guillen

My husband and I moved in with my parents before I had our daughter. They helped us through the first 6 months of her life.

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The author and her husband moved in with her parents when she was 38 weeks pregnant.

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Moving from LA to Colorado was supposed to be temporary; then I got pregnant. We needed the support system we have here.

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The author and her husband decided not to move back to LA after she got pregnant.

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I moved from Los Angeles to Paris to live with my boyfriend at 46. The transition was harder than I imagined, but it was worth it.

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The author moved from Los Angeles to Paris.

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