My dog has been attacked twice. Both times the vet told us just to give him a rabies booster asap and he'd be fine (but this was in CT so maybe different laws)

My (33F) SO (33M) tears up at so many things. It's seriously one of my favorite things about him. Hes a carpenter, and im sure his co-workers would make fun of him for it (i know he listens to podcasts at work that make him tear up in front of his co-workers). I know he doesn't like that about himself probably the same way you don't like it about yourself. But i wouldn't want him to change that. Its one of the things that makes him the most caring person, he feels things intensely.

Long story short, there are people out there that will love you for it!

No! Western MA is a gem and will be kept a secret, thank you.

I grew up in the Boston area- 7miles north. It's great, lots of fun culture to join in on. I now live just outside 495. I love it. I did commute to Boston from slightly west of 495 for two years and it was a mental health nightmare (that i only realized after i changed jobs).

There are great areas around 495 that have varying prices of homes - Hudson is kind of the middle side. It has a nice downtown with restaurants, a rail trail, and nearby a large shopping plaza with big chain stores but pretty much one of every kind of store so it's helpful.

The boroughs are nice areas too (west, north, and south).

If you like the outdoors i really recommend central MA. I had no idea how great it was when living in/around Boston. Central MA starts just west of 495. Worcester is "getting nicer" it has good parts and bad parts, but overall improving. And Wachusett Mt and Wachusett reservoir have really nice hiking trails kind of spread out everywhere.

So nothing is big and metropolitan out here. But the commuter rail isn't terrible (it's not great to take it daily, but to go out for a night in town without driving is fantastic).

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I had the exact opposite problem.

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I'm going to be honest, if she was there, and would do something like that, I'm glad she'll have her medical license taken away.

She can't honestly treat ALL people with the same degree of healthcare if she follows that crowds mindset.