If you think I got here by mistake, you are absolutely right, but I can't resist the "small town" discussion. I retired recently and always thought I would love (again) to live in a small town. My childhood foreign town was so small it didn't have motor vehicles (2500!) I've lived in San Francisco at its population peak (735,000,) a suburb of SF (50,000) and the San Joaquin Valley (CA 240,000) I would LOVE to live in a small town at least 200 miles from either coast. The positives have been already covered. The negatives? Among those not yet mentioned, mMore often than not, you will be an "outsider" forever; needed medical facilities may be hours away; food diversity will be a forgotten dream. I know in a chick romance novel site that's irrelevant but in the real world all are sobering foods for thought. Have you heard of a single straight male who has read any of your books? Best regards, and good luck.