Single Female Retirees Make Their Own Community

One notable thing is that the women never met before settling here. As Miller notes, the idea of retiring with current friends might be appealing, but the logistics of that given people’s different timetables is hard to pull off. The women of the Bird’s Nest look out for one another and do their best to abide by the one cardinal rule of “no drama.” A general principle is that if somebody is inside their home, nobody bothers her. If she’s outside, she’s “fair game.” They navigate differences over politics, religion, and cats, though a love of dogs is a must. Newcomers are vetted in a group interview, and men need not apply—the rule is that the women don’t even want male visitors on premises because it changes the dynamic of, well, everything. “If you’re dating somebody, they have a home, right?” says resident Sherry Moore. “You go there.” Read the full story.