Democracy Dies in Darkness

We moved two years ago. I still hate it here. Hax readers give advice.

A couple moved for a fresh start, but the letter writer hates their new town and feels mortgage-rate trapped into staying.

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May 22, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. EDT
(Illustration by Nick Galifianakis for The Washington Post)
6 min

We asked readers to channel their inner Carolyn Hax and answer this question. Some of the best responses are below.

Hi Carolyn: Two years ago my husband and I moved several states over, largely just for a fresh start somewhere new. I’d enjoyed our previous area, but he was over it, and I was very open to the move.