Maybe not a NYC question exactly, but I’m guessing other people have run into this before. My partner is newer to the city and is trying to put the square peg of suburban life into the circle of city life, so to speak. A giant box of holiday decorations that takes up half of one of our two closets, huge weekly grocery shops, multiples of the same kitchen gadgets, 3 suitcases, etc. We are looking for a new place together and she is not liking the places in our budget, mainly due to the lack of storage for things that, if we’re being honest, she barely/never uses.
The issue isn’t so much what the solution is (have less stuff, be cognizant of what you’re buying, and get a few groceries on the way home from the train), it’s more how do I help her adapt without it just coming off like me saying “you ain’t in Kansas anymore toots, lose the crap.” I grew up in the suburbs too, none of what she has/does would be crazy in a regular house. It’s just not going to work in any apartment that we can afford.
We both love living in the city, I don’t think the answer is to move to the suburbs. We just need a bit of a come to jesus moment about how we do some things differently in NYC.
Has anyone else been in my shoes?
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