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Anyone who says the city they lived in most of their lives is 'the greatest place on Earth' is deluded and biased.

Because there's no such thing as the objectively identifying the greatest place. It's an emotional response based on environmental stimuli.

I grew up in Vancouver but times and people change. I think career building in this city sucks. Obviously there's some exceptions but not everyone wants to build a glass condo they can't afford or run a coffee shop they can't afford the lease on. But Vancouver is a nice trap city. You don't want to leave because it's soo beautiful so you make the sacrifices and stick around, ignoring that you could make $20k more a year doing the same job in another city. Nevermind the fact you could always move back to Vancouver with your extra monies.

But hey, whatever works right? As long as you're not house poor and enjoy the place you live in and enjoy the other 90% of your life, then keep going.

But if the only thing holding you back from leaving here is 'love', then I suggest screwing your head on tighter and ask yourself what will happen in 10 years with your job? Spouse's job? The economy? The interest rates? The market?