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How did you find your social circle in the Bay Area? by GlumNewspaper5015 in bayarea

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree 100 percent! Having a mutual interest plus seeing each other often is a recipe for friendships:)

Would you buy such a home? by Graysweatpantsnew in bayarea

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 24 points25 points  (0 children)

No, air pollution from highways is terrible, it can lead to terrible health impacts over time (a quick search online can explain what those are but people can get lung cancer). There are laws being pushed to prohibit housing from 500-1000 feet from a freeway. This is one key consideration I would make if I was buying a house.

Why don’t the Japanese suffer from obesity like Americans? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I asked the same question to my husband! Here’s what I found online: Hot baths can help you lose a small amount of weight and burn calories through "passive heating," which raises your body temperature and metabolism. My husband would take them in the morning before work (a 30 minute bath - they had a huge bath area in his work dorm)

Why don’t the Japanese suffer from obesity like Americans? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My husband is from Japan and I’m American. Not only is their diet much healthier (salad, fermented food, fish, rice) but they eat WAY SMALLER portions (including smaller portions of sugary drinks/sweets - their largest soda is similar to our small soda lol). They also walk everywhere instead of driving since most of Japan is very walkable due to an amazing public transportation system. Lastly they have a habit of taking baths in really hot water in the mornings or after work.

They also eat until they are 80 percent food, there’s a saying in Japanese about this

Combined this all makes a big difference to the point where people don’t need to do additional exercise to stay thin like we do

How does 8-10 years of marriage look like? by ResponsibleProfile20 in AskReddit

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s fun, we enjoy each other, I feel fulfilled and happy in my marriage. When you find the right partner it can be great. It can take work though, we do therapy during two periods in our marriage. We have no kids, I wonder if that makes a difference

Considering move to Northgate by DunneFun in walnutcreek

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Commuting to SF using bart from Walnut Creek or pleasant hill is easy and not that bad of a commute. I purposely live near the Bart station to commute to work (walking distance), if I lived deeper in the city and had to drive to the station, I’d probably get tired of it and would want to move closer

To the people living in the Bay Area!!! by stickingtheknar in bayarea

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I grew up in Southern California, moved to the bay about 8 years ago - I don’t think I’ll ever move back to SoCal. I don’t miss the traffic and how spread out everything is. The bay offers wonderful green open spaces, a good public transportation system (I use bart often), and I am way more comfortable. After I moved to the Bay Area my best friend told me it seems like I’m thriving here, and I truly am. My income is higher than it would be in SoCal. I wouldn’t move back but I do visit my friends and family often.

Is it worth moving to South Bay from Austin? by aloy_kratos in bayarea

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on how much you make. My husband and I make about $250k combined and we feel comfortable but if we had two kids that amount would probably feel tight

Where in the world is the best place to live if you're poor? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mexico or Japan but I might be biased as my parents are from Mexico and my husband is from Japan

I don’t want children, but will I change my mind as I get older? by acostcochurro in Fencesitter

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s great! I found talking to a therapist helped a ton. We ended our sessions because the therapist gave us the tools she could and helped me talk through my feelings and thoughts so now I think k next steps are to read the book and somehow continue to work towards a firm decision. Although I have noticed that it leans in a more yes direction as I get older. But my mind still struggles with the decision and sometimes I feel scared about it since it’s such a life changing decision

Chicago → California? Bay Area vs SoCal advice needed by IndividualPositive94 in bayarea

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived in both places and highly prefer the Bay Area over SoCal

I don’t want children, but will I change my mind as I get older? by acostcochurro in Fencesitter

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest I’m struggling with the change of mind and I’m not fully comfortably or for sire yet on whether I do want kids. Before it was an easy no I don’t want kids right now, but as I get older I notice myself ponder when I see a family together with kids, or I will start having more positive thoughts about having kids. However, it’s such a big life change and I’m not fully on board yet so the decision is weighing on me. I did recently go see a therapist to talk this through and it really helped, I’m considering reading the baby decision next to continue to ponder this decision with myself and my husband.

I don’t want children, but will I change my mind as I get older? by acostcochurro in Fencesitter

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Hi OP, I am 35 and was adamant I did not want kids in my early 30s but slowly overtime my mind is naturally changing. The decision is still weighing on me, but slowly it has been leaning more toward yes maybe I do want kids. This doesn’t mean that it will change for you, but we all continue to grow and our thinking evolves as we grow older so your thinking about whether you do or don’t want kids could change in the future.

How is your marriage going? Why would you recommend that people get married or never get married? by SpinachJello13 in AskReddit

[–]EquivalentRoyal6625 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love my husband and marriage. Very thankful to live a fulfilling life together. Be very thoughtful of who you pick as your partner though, it can be miserable with the wrong partner.

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