#shopping

I think the ideal is being in a smaller city nearby a big metropolis. Like Cambridge / Boston, or Oakland / San Francisco. Far enough away that you don't feel crowded every time you leave the house, but you still have access to the jobs, nightlife, dating scene, etc of the big city. It's definitely overrated to pay a premium to live downtown somewhere that's super busy. Noise is constant, crime is higher, there's always some bullshit going on on the street, traffic sucks. If you're going to do it, do it while you're still young... the older you get the lower your patience for dense city living becomes. Find a mellow neighborhood with a good pub and a local bakery instead. I lived in a few larger cities in my twenties but in hindsight putting down roots in a smaller town earlier would have saved me a lot of time and money. With that said I had a lot of good experiences and gained a lot of experience working in a more competitive environment that I carried with me making the smaller city experience a breeze by comparison.
Living in a city was okay for a year or two, but afterwards I really just wanted to leave again. Too much constant stimulation, too many people, not enough nature, I couldn't stand it. I thought moving to a bigger city would help my dating and friend prospects, but if anything it was tougher because my manners and values were too different. Honestly I still can't stand city-native type people, idk what it is but 90% of the time they strike me as so weird and off putting. But I did meet my gf there (who's from the sticks herself), so that part worked out.
I moved from a small town to a bigger city a few weeks after I turned 18. Loved it, still love it, and would highly recommend giving it a shot even if for only a small amount of time. If you don’t like it, do the fun stuff and bounce after a few years. If anything you’ll appreciate your small town that much more. For me, being in the middle of it all is better than space and tranquility. But there’s not right answer and I self aware enough to know that I might not always feel that way.
Hell no, I've always hated Chicago, even the nice areas fucking suck to live there. Too much shit going on, no parking, and everyone acts like assholes. It was only a 20 minute Uber to go out and party over there anyway so its not like I missed out in my early 20s. My friends were always dragging me out to the bars and clubs at that age.
I know alot of people that do it for a social life. I had a good one while being in the burbs. Only trade off is I have to drive everywhere with the exception of some pools, a shopping area (with food, grocery stores, pharmacy, and gas in it), and woods/the river.

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ehrlich gesagt… heuer 💩 ich maximal drauf hab nicht mal nen baum, keine deko, keine kerzen, nicht mal nen kranz.. ich finde dieses jahr einfach keinen grund und keine motivation, sachen aufzuhängen die leuchten, über-drüber-menüs zu kochen obwohl sowieso jeder rundherum zu viel essen macht und mich volllaufen zu lassen mit punsch und glühwein was mir sowieso nicht schmeckt oder steinharte kekse zu essen die eh keinem schmecken. ich liebe weihnachten eigentlich aber dieses jahr vor allem wenn ich das benehmen der leute in den shopping malls sehe wird mir übelst schlecht einfach.. dann gehst du um die ecke dieser mall und da friert ein mensch bei diesen temperaturen draußen am boden ohne essen ohne decke.. solche bilder lassen mich besonders dieses jahr irgendwie ganz und gar nicht kalt.. also um es zu beantworten, ich glaube heuer feiere ich zum ersten mal wirklich weihnachten, denn genauso entstand weihnachten. wissen viele nicht und feiern überhaupt am falschen datum, also dem 24. dezember zu heilig abend anstatt am 25. zu weihnachten 🤐😬🙄

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Ciao V!

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Argomentare questa risposta mi viene più difficile di quanto pensassi, ma, molto semplicemente, credo che la felicità sia dentro ognuno di noi, c'è chi è più felice e chi meno, ma non riuscirei a dire che una persona debba "guadagnarsi il diritto alla felicità", sarebbe da stronz.i per esempio utilizzare questa frase in contesti di guerra e povertà, dove sicuramente ci si concentra prima di tutto per sopravvivere, la felicità è un'utopia.

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La felicità è momentanea, ci sono modi per richiamarla ovvio, c'è chi è felice dopo aver fatto shopping, chi durante un picnic e così via (non sta a me determinare i modi per essere felici), comunque c'è chi riesce a trovarla in cose più semplici di altre e viceversa c'è chi non riesce ad essere mai soddisfatto di niente.
Il problema in questo caso è cercare la felicità come fosse un obiettivo tangibile e costante.

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Per cui tutti possiamo essere felici, dipende in che contesto viviamo.

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La vostra Cupido se ne torna a casa, per le feste. E casa son tante cose, ma io parlo del luogo di nascita ora, dell'alto Olimpo, delle nuvole e le luci e tutto quel bagliore... beh, quasi almeno. Il luccichio del mare lo ricorda per certo. Torno dalla mia famiglia e resto per festeggiare il mio compleanno, come da tradizione rigorosamente a casa dei nonni. Manco ormai da un tot e sento il bisogno di recuperare del tempo, e menomale che ci son le feste, che altrimenti la vita quotidiana ci spazza via e ci toglie il respiro. Le attività saranno le stesse di ogni anno penso: mangiare come se non ci fosse un domani - che poi le nonne son belle contente - andare per le spiagge e fotografare il mare di inverno, cercare nuovi posti da esplorare - ho voglia di vedere la neve - preparare biscotti alla frolla, scegliere cosa indossare per la mia festa, chiacchierare per ore con le donne di casa, consumare film per tutta la famiglia, innamorarmi delle luci allestite in centro, fare shopping, scrivere sopra il mio adorato computer, portare avanti cose che mi lascio dietro da troppo, stabilire nuovi propositi e tanto altro. Cose del genere.✨

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In one week I think you can't do much. Just do one basket of gifts and another of cake and confectioners.

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In the gift you can add a handwritten note and card. Something meaningful to you both. Add one item that's a bit expensive and cliched like perfume or whatever and add a small stuff toy like that little octopus thingy. And add something wearable, like a Tee or something. Kurta works BEST and if you're looking for kurtas then Gulahmeds your man.

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Go out shopping and you can get these made in one day. Make sure the cake is bento and is floral. Keep the colour scheme something that he likes.

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Lastly make sure you get a bouquet to go with it and spray your most used perfume on EVERYTHING. Send it over at midnight and if you can't do that get it packed by someone that does it like the people at the floral shop and call some delivery service to get it delivered. GOOD LUCK!

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