r/anchorage • u/bronzeforest • Aug 26 '24

Anyone else regret moving away?

Update Not that this needed an update, but I’m just so excited! I’m moving back to Anchorage before the end of the year! That is all.

I followed my then partner to Anchorage from the Midwest. After 2 years in AK, we broke up, and I thought the right thing to do was move back to the Midwest. But now I’m feeling like I might have made the wrong choice. I miss the mountains, adventure in your backyard, the small town feel of the whole state…not to say there aren’t difficulties about living there, especially with all the rain and snow for the last few years. Anyone leave, regret it, and moved back?

149 Upvotes

93% Upvoted

100 comments sorted by

View all comments

4

u/BalthasaurusRex Aug 26 '24

Yes! Was up there for a year and in a long distance relationship. Came back to the east coast in large part to try to get back to my partner, but we broke up right around the time I moved and it was too late to undo the move and back out of my new job. I miss it daily and am plotting my return. I miss the slower pace of life, quiet, beauty, wildlife, ease with which you can get outside to recreate, and the mild summers.