I live in a hundred year old house on 5 acres in a rural setting. But I am only a 20 minute drive from a city in NW Pennsylvania. One of my sons lives with me so he takes care of all the outside chores.

I live in a lake community about 10 miles from a large city. I remain in the home that my husband and I built 40 yrs. ago. I have great neighbors of many years, and my church is 5 min. away. Have beautiful views and quietness because I live on a dead-end st. My son lives with me and keeps up the lawn. I am older than most members here - 75- and thankful I can still drive to run errands etc. When I moved here I had never lived in a rural area, and thought I had left "civilization" -- now I would hate to move anywhere!

I live in rural a small town in West TN where everyone knows everyone else's story, I have to drive an hour for shopping, movies, restaurants etc. I currently live in the home my husband and I built. There are no meetups groups anywhere close. I often think about moving closer to my daughters, but have wonderful friends here. No idea what I will do in the future.

I'm currently living in Phoenix, AZ - which seems huge to me - but will be moving back to my Texas hometown of 35K people in a few weeks. We'd only been in AZ a year and a half and most of that time was spent pregnant and sick for me so I have no close friends here and no family. I'm not excited about the move but it's the only place that makes sense to go while I figure out what to do next.

I would love it if we could all get together, or at least if any of us live near each other, and don't even know it. Just think how much more we could help one another. Happy & Positive thoughts to you all :)

Before I lost Joe, we lived in a rural bedroom community just 20 minutes from WalMart in a university town. We had 3 acres on a private lake and we were in heaven with all of nature. Now I live in a small town about 20 miles from there. In this little town of about 8,000 people we have a Subway, a Burger King, a pizza shop, and a Mexican restaurant. One grocery store. The people are very FRIENDLY!!!! I have a wonderful church. The center of town is the historic courthouse with a roundabout going around it. We have about 4 or 5 bed and breakfasts. Our town is very historical. All the entertainment resources are in a major college town (with 3 universities) just a 20 minute drive from here.

I was living in FL when Cliff died, in a city of 750,000. Now I live in a tiny village on the outskirts of Oxford, England, population 1,700. I was a city girl, and now I live in a tiny village with an odd mix of academics who work for the university, workers at the BMW Mini car plant, and farmers - the village is surrounded by wheat and canola fields, with several stables. Cliff was a San Francisco native, that's where we met, so I have been through culture shock several times now.

I am curious about this topic, too - i.e., did you feel you had adequate support or resources where you live, and did your environment affect that? For me, anywhere was going to be difficult as I have two sons both on the autism spectrum - it's one of the reasons I joined DS - I couldn't get to a face-to-face group, so relied on counseling and DS.

Having an online group acts as a leveler in a way. But I do wonder about the tradition of rural communities being more close-knit. I have found it difficult to make friends in England, despite being in what is in many respects a small farming village. Maybe I need to learn to ride a horse after all?? ;) What do you think?

Love and Hugs,
Martha

I live in the outskirt of Silicon Valley in CA. on 2.5 acres. My husband loved horses and nature. He tinkered with the idea of buying an apple orchard or walnut orchard during our younger years. A few years ago we bought 14 acres preparing to build a farm when we retire from his electronic career, but we knew nothing about farming except growing some vegetables for personal fun. For me living here was total relaxation away from a demanding 24 hrs profession that my husband was in. He would have conference calls no time for lunch or dinner, so living where we were was a place of peace and tranquility much needed. Now I have sold the land and going to sell the house, moved to a tiny hut. My life is upside down but I am determined to pick up a new life on my own.

I live in Eden: on the Central Coast of California, midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, in a little town that lies between two State parks. The only tourists who visit here are those who hike and camp. Walking the cliffs along the Pacific Ocean is what connects me to the rest of the world. My home is tiny and cozy - my idyllic beach cottage. I have lived in a town, a village and a city and couldn't imagine living anywhere but here, ever again.

I live in Centennial, CO, what used to be part of Littleton, about 10 miles south of Denver where my parents, sisters and brother live, and I have aunts, uncles and cousins. I also have a condo in Walnut Creek, CA, near San Francisco, where my daughter lives and where we have many friends from years of working in the area. Lots of support available in either place, so I can't complain about any lack of it. Still, I would enjoy getting to know any DSers in either place. Something about communication in person...my age is showing.

I'm in a medium size town in the mountains of NC. My husband and I retired from Fla and were here together 11 years and now one more year alone for me. I'm in a rural subdivision with good neighbors and two really good friends ; a widow and a divorcee. The city is just 18 min. away and offers a lot of restaurants, art, culture, outdoor activities and an active senior college and lots of volunteer possibilities. A really good place to live. I will probably stay although my home is too big but my friends are my lifeline. People are friendly. I think you feel lonely wherever you are but at least there is potential here. I'll keep plugging along.

I live in the central city on a very quiet street with good nosy neighbors who look out for me. . There are lots of services available and I am close to the grocery store, hospital, doctors. I don't drive much so this works for me. I hope I can live here for the rest of my life.

A small (less than 2 dozen people) village in Ohio. Not much support for a widow, but good neighbors, and since I was already a long time member of 12 step recovery I've been okay. It gets better!

I live at our 30 acre nursery/garden center about 20 miles east of Pittsburgh. Our children grew up driving tractors and working outside.
We love fresh air and open spaces.

Raised on a farm in upstate NY, now living in southeastern Georgia for nearly 25 years. Work for an army base hospital. My husband and I had dreams of retirement and moving, but that all changed. So, this is home now.