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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 07:54 AM
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Poll question: Should I Plan on Moving to New Jersey?
The apartments i can afford to buy are all in New Jersey. But i really dont want to live in Jersey.

So should i be practical and move to New Jersey? Or should i wait till i can afford something in Brooklyn?
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 08:24 AM
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1. What is the prospect of NJ offering gay marriage to its residents?
Beyond that, if moving over the state line is the difference between getting your own place or not, then it seems like the economics have made the decision for you.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 08:32 AM
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2. that too. i would also like to be 'almost married' in NJ.
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cboy4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 05:30 PM
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25. Deep13, NJ is just like Massachusetts. Gays and lesbians are
getting married in the Garden State, and it's 100 percent legal and recognized.

Some gay people have a more difficult time than others finding a mate who wants to marry them.

But we can't blame New Jersey, or even the Republicans for that!
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soleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 08:36 AM
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3. I'm thinking about moving to Jersey City
Downtown, I'm hearing really good things about the Paulus hook area. But I'd be renting, not buying.

Another cool place I'd like to consider, but my GF thinks it's too much of a commute, is Asbury Park. There's a huge gay community now in AP - and it's going to be an awesome place in years to come. I'm also from there so I have sentimental feelings about it.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 02:21 PM
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20. Your lady is right about the commute from Asbury
Mom and Repuke Stepdad have a weekend place in Long Branch, so I'd know. Basically you have to take a little diesel feeder train from Asbury to Long Branch, then get on the real train for Penn Sta., then the subway, bus, taxi, rickshaw :-) , whatever to get where you're going. Asbury to Penn is about 1:45.

On the other hand, as you point out, Asbury is, finally, coming up in the world. What do you do? Any chance you could do it there? (remember, I usually get to Mom's once or twice a year :-) )
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 08:40 AM
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4. We have a spare bedroom here in CT
wink wink, nudge nudge. I could rent it out to you at a fair price.

And, you could at least do a legal civil union here, and I think we'll eventually have marriage equality.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 08:42 AM
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6. i dont want your wife to murder me.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 08:50 AM
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7. I know
I was joking about that... I have enough trouble with two females in the house. I don't think I could handle another one or two.

And where we live in CT is not an easy commute to NYC - it takes us nearly two hours to get to Main St in Flushing.
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Massasauga Donating Member (42 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 08:42 AM
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5. Some parts of NJ are beautiful.
Southern, western. Very nice. Other parts are hideous.
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 08:59 AM
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8. Jersey sucks.
:hide:
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 08:59 AM
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9. i agree
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 12:48 PM
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16. You two are just NYC elitists.
Stay outta Jersey. They don't want you look-down-yer-noses city people there anyways.
:P
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 12:53 PM
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17. i agree with this too
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 09:04 AM
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10. You could always move to St Louis
beautiful city. and we have an arch.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 09:18 AM
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11. If you don't want to live there then don't move! But who knows. you
may end up loving it! Good luck!
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 09:31 AM
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12. There are some beautiful neighborhoods in New Jersey!
Move, build equity instead of paying rent until you can relocate back to Brooklyn (in 5 or 10 years) if you don't fall totally in-love with NJ.
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LibertyLover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 11:46 AM
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13. Former Bergan County, NJ resident
Jersey rules! Definately move.
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huskerlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 11:52 AM
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14. I thought you owned NYC
:shrug:

:P
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 12:28 PM
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15. Wow.
There is a chance I might end up living in the New Brunswick area.

I know a lot of people moving to NJ recently. Weird.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 12:53 PM
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18. nj is becoming more liberal than ny.
and more living friendly
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 02:16 PM
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19. I don't have enough information to give you an answer
Where in NJ are you looking? Where in NYC do you need to get to? Speaking from a couple of years of Jersey City experience, "Near the PATH train" vs. "not near the PATH train" makes a huge difference both timewise and economically (two fares).

Of course, were I still in JC, I'd say, "Hell yeah! Go for it! Do it RIGHT NOW!" :loveya:
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 02:22 PM
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21. If you don't want to live somewhere don't
Edited on Fri Sep-28-07 02:22 PM by KC2
Take it from me. I've been stuck in Texas since 1989. Actually, I've had opportunities to move back to to the west coast (where I'd like to live... or Hawaii) but my husband wouldn't do it.

Don't make the same mistake I made. Don't ever move somewhere you don't want to live... unless you have absolutely no other choice.
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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 04:06 PM
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22. My cousin told me a joke about Jersey once as he lived there.
Edited on Fri Sep-28-07 04:09 PM by edbermac
You know what people do if they're in their cars in New Jersey in humid 100 degree weather with no air-conditioning and somebody breaks wind?
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They roll the car windows UP. :rofl:

He must have been in a real bad part of NJ.
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musette_sf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 05:25 PM
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24. i smell Bayonne in that one n/t
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 05:38 PM
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26. Hey, now! I have relatives in Bayonne! Which is why I can't recommend JC! ;)
Try PA!!
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 05:51 PM
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27. Move to CT instead.
First night I moved to Jersey, my cat ran away and my car got stolen. FUCK JERSEY!
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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-28-07 08:08 PM
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28. Brooklyn. wtf? nt.
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