Comment by earlybike

Slightly OT: Living in a capital/big city is tough:

- High rents, even in Berlin nowadays

- There are more options but also much more competition for finding the right accommodation, job and spouse

- In particular, finding your long-term partner can be a huge struggle in a big city in times of Tinder where nobody is committed anymore

For some the solution is just to escape, avoid the challenge and call it nomad life (this is my feeling when I read such stories, maybe I am wrong).

However, once they have kids, they have to settle and are back to square one.