16 Signs It’s Time To Leave A Place You Once Loved

When all of your visions of the future happen somewhere else, sometime else, with people you may not even know yet.

Thought Catalog
2 min readMar 27, 2023
Kasia Palitava

By Heidi Priebe

1. When the circumstances that used to challenge and inspire you have become commonplace parts of your routine.

2. When other people start moving into the positions you once were proud to occupy and you have no particular objection to this shift.

3. When the bars you once frequented, the restaurants you once adored, and the people you once idolized no longer hold that addictive appeal, yet you cannot find anything to take their place.

4. When you think of the things you would miss, and they are mostly just minor conveniences that could be found almost anywhere else.

5. When the way things were is consistently more appealing than the way things are.

6. When you’ve grown so comfortable that it’s almost become uncomfortable — like when you sit in a sofa for so long that it takes the shape of your butt and you’re like ‘Ugh, I need to get moving.’

7. When the list of reasons why you love where you live applies significantly more to the person you were five years ago than to the…

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