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You've got a long look ahead of you, to find a place with all those qualities. Forty years ago, it would have been easier. But if such a town existed today, half the country would want to move there and it would change fast, for the worse.
also you say you want to get married yet you do not want children. In this day in age it takes two incomes and no man is going to want to marry you unless you can pull your own weight financially. I was the breadwinner in my previous marriage and it was no fun. I supported my partner and his child and it was eventually the demise of our marriage. I do not blame men today for wanting a woman who makes an equal salary to them . Especially if you don't plan on having children.
Hope you're thin and beautiful, or you going to be single for Life girl.
and i say this as a woman in her forties with a high paying career.
also you say you want to get married yet you do not want children. In this day in age it takes two incomes and no man is going to want to marry you unless you can pull your own weight financially. I was the breadwinner in my previous marriage and it was no fun. I supported my partner and his child and it was eventually the demise of our marriage. I do not blame men today for wanting a woman who makes an equal salary to them . Especially if you don't plan on having children.
Hope you're thin and beautiful, or you going to be single for Life girl.
and i say this as a woman in her forties with a high paying career.
What the heck does this have to do with the OP’s questions?
If you expect to live there for any length of time, choose a conservative area.
Because you will become more so, as you become older!
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Originally Posted by Jeffjbost
I think it was Churchill who said "If you are not a liberal at 20 , you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at 40, you have no brain. I can certainly identify with that statement!
This is the conventional wisdom, but I've never believed it. I have gotten more liberal as I've aged. My parents are now more liberal than they ever were and we are all truly disgusted by "conservatives".
I see I am not alone in my observation:
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LOL, I'm almost 67 and still a liberal! (always have been)
How old does one have to be for this magical transformation to take place?
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I have heard that line for decades. At 59 I am at least as liberal as I was at 18 and possibly more so. I would check out Asheville, Durham, or Austin. Eureka Springs might work for you as well.
I cannot think of any rural, liberal areas that never go below freezing. Vermont or Western Mass could fit the bill, but they certainly go below freezing. More and more, rural really means conservative, as most of the liberals leave those areas. Maybe someplace in AZ or NM might work, but they're not exactly liberal. Santa Fe does get below freezing. Tucson is too big, according to your criteria.
The only other locations I though of are in NC, although again, they do get below freezing, and aren't a perfect fit either.
Savannah, GA?
Again, though, rural places pay less. I doubt you'll get a social work salary as high as you want in most of these places.
In general, since you're just starting out - I'd make getting the best JOB the priority and the location secondary. First job and its salary can set the entire tone of your career as a career is built on the salary of the prior job in many cases.
I agree with that - one should not be concerned about where a job is located. Choose the best job that you can find, wherever you can find it. Once you get good experience, that you can have more choices on where to live.
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