Making Moves

Dating While Gray™

Laura Stassi

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.4 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Laura talks with Carson, whose change in relationship status sparked a cross-country move. Then, Laura hears from unlucky-in-love Albert, who wonders if it makes sense to re-establish himself somewhere other than his longtime hometown to find what he’s looking for, relationship-wise. For advice, Laura taps Bill Chopik, associate psychology professor and director of Michigan State University's Close Relationships Lab. Finally, Laura meets up with Margo, who lives in the big rig she drives cross-country for her career. Margo loves her life behind the wheel but is starting to think that for her personal life as well as dog Xander’s well-being, it might be time to come off the road. Don't forget to like the show on Facebook and follow Laura @datingwhilegray on Twitter. We always want to hear from you! Send your stories and questions to [email protected] or leave us a message below.

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0:00.0	You know the expression bloom where you're planted?
0:07.8	One interpretation is to make the most of life, no matter where we happen to live.
0:13.4	And the older we get and the longer we stay in one place, our roots can go really deep.
0:20.0	So does it ever make sense to pull up those roots and relocate?
0:24.4	Making moves.
0:25.4	That's what we're talking about on this episode of Dating While Gray,
0:28.9	The Grown Up's Guide to Love, Sex, and Relationships.
0:32.1	I'm Laura Stasi.
0:36.3	We've heard a lot about the pandemic causing people to pack up their bags and leave, big cities, college towns, pricey apartments.
0:44.7	But according to the latest census figures, permanent moves were historically low during the first year of the pandemic.
0:52.4	Only about 6% of all people 30 and older
0:55.2	changed their address.
0:56.9	And that figure drops even lower
0:58.6	when looking only at people 50 and older.
1:01.6	It seems the older we get,
1:03.3	the more interested we are in aging in place,
1:06.5	that's what Carson thought
1:07.6	she would be doing with her husband, Tom.
1:15.7	Thank you. That's what Carson thought she would be doing with her husband, Tom. No, I think we were pretty content with Denver.
1:18.9	You know, we did traveling from there.
1:20.7	We had a daughter that had lived in England for five years, and we made lots of trips to England from there.
1:27.1	Denver was a great place to fly out of,
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