How Long Until It Feels Like Home

No one tells you how long it takes for a new place to feel like home.

Maybe it’s when you stop checking Google Maps before leaving the house.
Maybe it’s when you finally know which brand of laundry detergent won’t ruin your clothes.
Maybe it’s the first time a stranger asks you for directions—and you actually know the answer.

At first, you tell yourself it’s temporary. Just a few years. Just until I figure things out.
Then, life fills in the gaps. A routine forms. The city moves around you, and one day, without realizing it, you move with it.

And when you think about leaving, something tugs at you—because even if this place doesn’t hold your past, it has quietly claimed your present.

So maybe the real question isn’t how long it takes for a place to feel like home.

Maybe it’s when you stop keeping track.