I agree with you too Arabella. I am a Native New Yorker and everyone that I knew grew up, got married, and moved out of the city to follow their careers, raise a family, and to find more affordable housing. It was REALLY expensive living in NYC and you had to have a roommate or two, or three in order to afford it. I still keep in touch with a few friends in the city and they tell me that there are so many luxury condominums being built that only the rich or the Europeans can afford moving in (being that the Euro is MUCH stronger than the US dollar). NYC does stress you out at times with the hustle and bustle but I find as you get older, you appreciate your health more and need to find ways to relax and take the slow route. LOL! Although I live in SF now where the weather is SO predictable, I really do miss the NYC excitement. Perhaps I can convince my husband to move us back there...
There's definitely nothing like good ol' New York!