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I Feared Retirement Community Life Would Slow Me Down. I Was Wrong ...
Once hesitant to move into a retirement community, the author said she and her husband have enjoyed trying the many different amenities their new home offers. Courtesy of Maureen Rubin. 2026-05-07T09:20:01.230Z My husband and I were craving more space and amenities to fill our time with in our retirement. I hesitated to consider a retirement community, fearing dull, elderly neighbors. My new life is filled with vibrant, interesting people. I'm so glad I considered this lifestyle. After being cooped up in our two-bedroom condominium for nearly two years during COVID, my husband and I craved space. As retired professionals in our 70s, we considered moving to a retirement community with lots of amenities for us to enjoy. But we both feared it would be full of feeble, old, boring people. We were so wrong.We found a place worth checking outIn 2023, my husband of 45 years (48 now) and I were living in Los Angeles. We knew we wanted to stay in California, but craved a spot without the crowds and traffic. We hoped to be near a golf course and around interesting people and fun activities. Was that possible?We Googled "retirement communities" and immediately rejected places too far north or too far south. We found a place on the Central Coast that fit our requirements. It was near San Luis Obispo, a college town with cool stores and restaurants. It was on a golf course, had a community center, and offered pickleball, tennis, quilting, Zumba, aqua aerobics, Pilates, mahjong, pottery, and yoga on a typical day. What more could we need? The author and her husband were looking for a location that offered more space, less traffic, and easy access to activities like golf. Courtesy of Maureen Rubin. We were told that evenings would be filled with happy hours with music, comedians, or lectures, and that they often hosted outdoor dances with live bands. There was also lots of wine tasting, since the community is so close to many wineries. We wanted to sample them all.The community was lovely, but we were still hesitantAt the time, we were skeptical about our potential neighbors, but we decided to give it a try and signed a lease in 2023.Luckily, our worries were short-lived. While the workers were still unloading boxes from the moving vans, Linda, a woman who lived on our block, knocked on our door and introduced herself. She invited us over for wine (I told you) and cheese, so we could meet her friends.I lived next door to several people in Los Angeles for years and...
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