Are you emotionally attached to the place you live?

Not really.

Not even a little. I keep hoping the Renn Faire vendor I work for will finally decide he’s had enough and turn the business over to me, so I can GTFO and make a living selling shiny things to nerds on the road.

I am not emotionally attached to our house but I am getting more attached to the lake house each time I go there I do not want to ever leave. I do have sentimental attachments to all the homes I have lived in. Each one is a treasure trove of memories I would not trade anything for.

I love Charleston SC…

I’ve only been in this apartment about a year and a half, but I love it. Matt and I moved in here without a lot of decorations, since neither of us had ever had more than one room to call our own, and over time we’ve given it some character that makes it feel more “ours.” I just feel very comfortable here.

As for the region, it feels like the right place for me, and I imagine we’ll be here for a long time. We’re near his family and not too far from mine. Massachusetts is a good, blue as hell state. I really prefer a less urban area because I’m such a nature lover, but to have that I’d either have to give up the job opportunities of Boston or my short commute, and neither of those things sounds practical right now. But Matt and I will not be able to live so close to the city if we ever want to stop renting, so I think in some years down the road we’ll probably be looking at the kinds of suburbs where you have a yard instead of being smushed against your neighbor’s house, and I’ll feel more at home there.

Not at all, I am attached to B.C though as long as I am with Mrs Squeeky and in B.C I am fine.

I haven’t really been attached to my abode since my second house. I was emotionally attached to both my first and second house. I noticed this a couple of years ago; that I haven’t loved a house like those two houses.

My last house should have been in that league, but building it had all sorts of problems, and do it was ruined for me, and I couldn’t overcome it. My husband loved that house. I still feel badly about it.

I really love living in Florida. I am from the D.C. Metro area primarily, but I would say I am a Floridian.

I surprisingly feel quite attached to Tennessee after living there. We miss the people.

When I’m in the Catskills I feel very nostalgia from my childhood.

In fact, the Hudson Valley has a feeling in the air that triggers my memory. Florida has the same thing, but it’s a different feel and smell. It’s comforting.

No, though it is cute and I have made it really comfortable. I was quite attached to my old house that I had to give up in 2013 after almost 7 years, but I’m pretty much over that now too. Go with the flow or get stuck , flow is better.

Not my apartment, but definitely my town. I have lived in this town for almost 30 years. My kids have lived here all their lives, and we are part of the community.

@zenvelo I have the same attachment to our town. Bucolic on many levels.

We moved in August and even after 14+ years it was not hard to let it go. Where we are now is nice and I will be happy here for a while but no great attachment. Same goes for the town, the sleepy “little” college town I have lived in since ‘82 is going through some major growth spurt and becoming a lot like every other mid-sized city with the same stores and look that it may be time to move on and find a smaller place with more character.

Somewhat. But, my heart will always be attached to the house I grew up in.

Not really. I don’t have much to do here.

Yes. I love the history (I’ve always loved medieval European history) and nature. I feel lucky to live here and it would be great if I wasn’t so alone and lonely.

Yes, my flat has slowly transmuted itself from an apartment to my home.

Yes and no. I am very unhappy where I am right now (town etc.,) however, because of that I have attached to my home, which is my space. I love my home. :)

Yes.

Life is too short to waste money on items that don’t promote a sense of pride of ownership.

“Place” meaning house or town? No to both. Especially not attached to this house or neighborhood. Would love to move.

@Aster: In the details I specified that I am referring to either/or the house/apartment or the location.

I once lived in Santa Barbara, California and I loved it very much. If I stop to think about it, I really miss living there. I also loved living in Ocean Beach, California in the San Diego area.
I am resigned to the fact that I will be in my current home for the rest of my life, and it is my choice, since I do not wish to move away from my grandchildren.

@YARNLADY: In discussing with a coworker other areas of the country that I would consider living in, she said to me “where you end up depends in a large part on where your daughter ends up.” I’d really consider moving more south (North Carolina or something) or out West but if my daughter ends up in the Northeast, I’ll probably stay here. She is only in 4th grade so where she ends up living will not be for over ten years.

@YARNLADY I lived in Isla Vista for 6 years, when I was young and able to enjoy it fully. Venturing to downtown Santa Barbara was like visiting paradise.