[tombert]

They are, but man the appeal does wear off, at least it did for me.

I moved here when I was 24, and I loved it for the first 8 years. Almost overnight, when I was 32, I realized that I actually don't enjoy living in the city anymore. It's loud, expensive, I don't really do "indie" restaurants, I don't like most art, and I'm married so I don't really need more romantic partners.

I still live in NYC, purely because my current job won't let me move, but I have been looking for an escape.