Was Moving To Aiken The Right Thing To Do? (fit in, home)

[greensward]

Last year I almost moved to Aiken from California, but circumstances postponed the move. Now am thinking about it again and would be interested to hear from anyone who has relocated there.
I'm a single woman in my fifties, self employed, and have been connected to the horse business my entire life. I meet people fairly readily and met quite a few last year. I know a lot of people are moving to Aiken, met lots of them when I was there, and everyone was very positive about the move. Would love to hear from people who are in similar circumstances to me and have moved there, and how it went; are you isolated not being around your old friends and family or have you gained an entire new community? Was it the right thing to do?
Thanks!

[Racelady88]

If you don't need to work outside of the home Aiken is a great place. If you need to work it might not be the right place. I do equine massage and could not give it away in Aiken. While there are some horse people from other parts of the country the majority are pretty old school in their thinking.

I met some combined training folks, some polo people, and some folks who field hunt. All of the horse people that I met were great. I have a background in hunter/jumper where people can be *ahem* stuffy/shallow/mean. I didn't find any mean people there.

Aside from that I loved taking my dog for hikes in The Hitchcock Woods and canoing at The Aiken State Natural Area. In the summer we took the dog to Langley Pond to swim or we went to Richardson Lake Park without the dog.

I moved there in 2005. My husband dragged me away kicking & screaming.

[Frankie117]

Aiken is a very nice town. It is very typical of college towns, it is quite Liberal, and has a sizeable gay population, lots of Californians already call the area home. Everything that you would need is right there in town. I lived in Aiken county for most of my life, and I enjoyed it quite a bit, and was heartbroken when I had to move.

[lorib49]

I don't know what town you're talking about, maybe compared to South Carolina, but I definately would not call Aiken liberal!

[randy7445]

Aiken is certainly not liberal....very conservative. Frankie must be thinking of another town

[Colddiamond102]

Originally Posted by Frankie117

Aiken is a very nice town. It is very typical of college towns, it is quite Liberal, and has a sizeable gay population, lots of Californians already call the area home. Everything that you would need is right there in town. I lived in Aiken county for most of my life, and I enjoyed it quite a bit, and was heartbroken when I had to move.

Sizable gay population my foot! You can fit almost all of Aiken's "Gay" population in one nightclub.
Id never call it liberal either...you sure it was Aiken you lived in?

[elvislives]

If all of Aikens gay population were to go to the bar they could take one car.. LOL .. Who is this guy trying to kid.

[Colddiamond102]

Originally Posted by elvislives

If all of Aikens gay population were to go to the bar they could take one car.. LOL .. Who is this guy trying to kid.

Just another example of somebody not knowing what they're talking about.
Nah, they wouldnt all fit in one car. You been to the Marlboro Station? There's more than you think, but Id hardly call it a "large" population.