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Originally Posted by grindstone01
You nailed it and it gets tougher as time goes by as you realize your family/friends have also moved on w/o you. You have become casual friends. I'm sure everyone has different experiences with this based on their personality and expectations. Some FT RV,ers we have met were having a hard time with this unexpected sacrifice the most.
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For us, and perhaps because we were members of the Escapees RV Club, it was through them that we met many, many friends with like interests. We met up with them time after time in various states so that if two of us was in the same area we're make it a point to meet up. We also wintered with the large group. We now have all changed to home ownership after 20 yr. for most of them. 23 couples now live in the same town so we have an instant family and do things together. We are able to help each other with various things and are there in time of medical issues. It takes an effort to make new friends but it's totally possible. We are blessed. We wouldn't have changed our 16 yr. of full-timing for anything.
Also, we definitely didn't want to spend our later years in a cold climate of our past. We found the perfect place for us in a small dwelling with hardly any upkeep. It came completely furnished in Southwestern decor (glad we didn't store all that heavy upholstered furniture and outdated appliances). We didn't have to buy a thing.
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