Quote from annaland:
Just outta curiosity, what do you guys like about Dallas? What do you do there for fun? I was there recently and hated it. Its economy is far from booming, with empty store fronts & malls, lack of nightlife and an over abundance of chain restaurants... So what keeps you folks sane?
My family's here and they've made it clear they're not budging. I've lived in enough different places to know that the location doesn't make up for not being near the people I love, so we stay here.
For fun, we take lots of walks, in our location there are actually a lot of trees, lakes, and ponds. The developer of this area wanted to leave it seeming somewhat like the country, so we're lucky in that respect. We swim, bbq, go to parks, the library, the children's museum, camp at the lake occasionally, putz around at gardening (kids like to see things grow and then eat it), get together with friends at our home or parks, etc. Most people around here like to shop, eat out, and go to movies. We just do our own thing, and we stay happy. My husband works from home, so no worries from us about traffic.
I didn't live here much while I was single, so I haven't experienced much of that sort of nightlife. It's always seemed to me, though, that nightlife is just a huge moneypit. I mean, $8 or $9 for a drink I can make at home or with friends for $1?