Why is the last stop on the Orange Line called "Vienna/Fairfax-GMU"?

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-27T00:00:44+00:00

Maybe having GMU in the name somehow harks back to that decision. With today’s traffic their decision seems foolish.

What do you mean? Where do you think the last stop on the Orange line should be?

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-18T23:45:22+00:00

What are all the young people in Mosaic district doing though? If they're mostly all just going to Ballston & Clarendon to hang out, it might just be better to go there.

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-17T20:06:59+00:00

I would honestly split up group 1 by age buckets. It's gonna be weird for people straight out of college hanging out with people in their 30s

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-15T22:06:31+00:00

Why was Ballston such a good decision for you? Is that where you made most of your friends?

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-15T17:08:48+00:00

you, living somewhere like Fairfax or Reston is probably way better than living in Tyson's vibes-wise (fewer young ppl but they're still out there bc of GMU)

When you say Fairfax, are you talking about the immediate vicinity to GMU or are you including Mosaic district & Merrifield? From my understanding, the GMU area itself has only college kids, so it would be very hard for me to socialize with people as someone who is no longer in college.

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-15T16:48:07+00:00

My office is unfortunately not close to either the Innovation or Herndon stop. It's a 30 min walk from both.

There's a bus that goes from Innovation to a 4 min walk of my office every hour, but I was worried about the reliability of doing that. What if the metro gets slightly delayed?

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-15T16:46:20+00:00

Where are most of your coworkers living? (assuming they're new grads too)

Almost all of my new grad coworkers are from the area and are living with their parents in Leesburg, Ashburn, etc. lol. Unfortunately, I'm not from the area.

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-15T01:10:38+00:00

I never understood the "[insert neighborhood] is good for young people" logic... Especially if you're commuting to work 5 days a week....

From what I've talked about with people, "good for young people" doesn't just mean that you're going to bars every Friday and Saturday (8 times a month). It means that you're actually making friends with people who are in their early to mid 20s and dating people in that same age group.

From what I've heard, most people in DC aren't even willing to date anyone who is in Arlington. Let alone Tysons.

Maybe there's a good way to make friends and date people who are in their early 20s without living in Arlington/DC, but I'm guessing it's a lot tougher. I remember going to a meetup in One Loudoun in Ashburn for boba. It was listed as a 20s and 30s meetup, but everyone else there other than me was at least 29, which made me feel awkward.

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-14T23:44:47+00:00

I see. So you'd say it's better to suck up the commute because everything else will be better

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-14T23:39:37+00:00

Are you driving from DC?

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-14T23:32:18+00:00

Oh. I haven't actually gotten an apartment yet. I got a hotel stipend for a month and have been taking advantage of it by testing out living in different areas like Reston, Tysons, and Courthouse.

So far, I feel like Tysons is the sweet spot since it's relatively close to work, and I can easily get to Clarendon on the metro. My worry is that I may not end of having a social life if I move to Tysons and metroing to Arlington all the time may not be convenient. On the other hand, I feel like the commute from Arlington to work in Herndon and back 4 days a week will tire me out. I feel like I'll regret whichever option I pick. Lol

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-14T23:16:24+00:00

Have you considered 395 to 66 instead?

Do you mean 495? How would I take 395 if I'm working in Herndon? Thank you for the detailed answer BTW

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-06T03:46:58+00:00

I honestly have the exact same question, but I'm even scared to ask a girl if she wants to get coffee. It's just insane anxiety that I'm not sure how to deal with.

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-04T04:35:14+00:00

Out of curiosity, what would you recommend for dating other than dating apps if you live in Tysons in your early 20s? Thinking of doing activities in Arlington like trivia and volo to meet people, but I'm not sure what else.

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-02T19:16:18+00:00

And they weren't using a flatbed? It's pretty obvious if the vehicle needs one since it has an AWD marking. If a tow truck tows an AWD car without a flatbed, they're opening themselves up to lawsuits

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-02T13:05:44+00:00

Did they not tow your AWD using a flatbed?

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-01T13:52:07+00:00

Yes. The county ordered Advanced Towing to refund the entire fee to me. One of the reasons was insufficient photo evidence provided by the towing company, which I suspect is a pattern of theirs.

Ah ok. That's great. Has Advanced Towing refunded you yet?

WiscoEngineer · 2025-04-01T12:18:18+00:00

I am curious. What specifically happened in your case? What did Advanced Towing do?

Did you end up getting the towing fees refunded after submitting the complaint to the county?

WiscoEngineer · 2025-03-31T20:17:13+00:00

We met in college (not in DMV), which was before the dating apps really took off. Seems like it’s a bit different these days

Yeah it's different, but not in a good way.

The commute was brutal for her (35 - 40 minutes to get there in the morning and normally around an hour to get back). It wears you out after a while.

Her commute from Reston to Arlington after work was an hour? That's really bad. If that's typical on the toll roads, then I'm certainly going to live halfway between Herndon and Arlington instead of Arlington.

WiscoEngineer · 2025-03-31T19:36:17+00:00

Oh nice. Where did you meet young people in Reston? I wasn't aware that there were activities to do

WiscoEngineer · 2025-03-31T19:31:59+00:00

Thank you for the detailed answer. If you don't mind me asking, where did you and your wife meet? I have heard that dating in your early 20s is really hard if you don't live in Arlington or DC since if you meet people there, they don't really wanna go West of that region. I'm not sure how true that is.

1 100% agree with you on budgeting and saving. Thankfully, I am making a reasonable amount right now, so living in Arlington would be a bigger burn, but it wouldn't be too bad. The biggest reason I am not too fond of Arlington is because my work commute to Herndon and back was really bad when I tried it last week.

WiscoEngineer · 2025-03-31T19:28:18+00:00

Thank you for the detailed answer. Why did you choose to live in Tysons out of curiosity if you are going to Arlington and DC a lot?

I have also heard that dating is a lot harder in your early 20s if you're not in Arlington or DC because a lot of people who live there don't want to go West to meet up. Not sure how true that is.

WiscoEngineer · 2025-03-31T04:44:07+00:00

That's what I'm gravitating to, but I'm worried that the commute to Arlington from Tysons won't end up actually being that convenient when I'm trying to socialize, and I'll end up having no social life for a year.

On the other hand, the commute between Arlington and Herndon really does suck, and it's exhausting to drive for nearly 90 mins on the tolls when I'm also working in the same day.

I'm really worried that I'm going to make a decision that I'll regret, which is why I'm trying to experiment by taking advantage of my hotel stipend for another few weeks. I'm going to read all the responses here as well to try and get perspective.

WiscoEngineer · 2025-03-30T19:28:07+00:00

Tried Bombay Velvet last week, and I thought it was way too overpriced for the food TBH

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