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Starting to not like being at places I used to frequent when everyone I know is gone
Does anyone have places they used to frequent a lot but due to the changes of time and people moving away or other things happening, you avoid those places you once loved due to all the memories you had? They don’t have to be bad memories. It can be good ones too. But revisiting those places can still bring on feelings of a longing for the past and maybe a twinge of sadness.
This is how I feel about the location I used to live in while I was at college. I used to really love it there and for a few years, really wanted to move back to that location and even get a job there. But now, my feelings have changed. Not only is it way too expensive for me to afford even with a couple roommates, the last person I know who I am friends with is moving away.
She will either go to Atlanta with her parents or move closer to where I live now which there is a possibility that may happen and she is working on that. After she leaves the area I used to live in, I won’t know anyone I am close to anymore. Everyone has either moved on, or sadly, passed away. I don’t have bad memories there. In fact, most of my memories are good, I really loved it. But now that times has changed, I am just met with sadness and not wanting to be there.
I don’t even think I want to get a job up there anymore since if I did, it would require me to move. There are other places close to where I live that I can work at. Exact same kind of job, just closer to my house and I can still get an apartment that is more affordable. Does anyone else feel sense of sadness or longing when visiting a place that they once lived or frequently went to? Like I said, my five years living there while I was at college was great, but now it doesn’t serve a real purpose. Wasn’t sure if it was normal to feel that was since good memories should bring happiness.
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