I guess everything is relative. I also fell for a German woman, who I met because she came here to Denmark to write her PhD.
As much as she likes being home in Germany for vacations, we're both pretty much settled on staying in Copenhagen. She certainly wouldn't want to live in Berlin, but of course she may be biased, coming from rural southern Germany herself.
For reference, she comes from a small town just south of Stuttgart, and she's lived in Munich, Aachen and Mannheim in Germany, and Dublin in Ireland, before moving to Copenhagen. So I figure she's got a reasonable comparison to make :-)
Copenhagen is simply outrageously amazing for biking, public transport, cultural events and food selection. I honestly couldn't imagine living anywhere else, and I've lived at both ends of the rural/urban spectrum in Denmark, as well as visited a fair few places around the globe. I wouldn't want to live in the city centre (way too expensive and cramped), I'd like to have a garden and such. But no more than 30-45 minutes by public transport to the city centre.
We have extended family (cousins) on my wife’s side of the family that are Danish. Lovely people. My wife and I have toyed with the idea of moving near them; however, we are in careers that would make likely make that process very challenging (k12 teacher & mental health therapist are unlikely to be in such high demand to obtain occupational sponsorship).
As much as she likes being home in Germany for vacations, we're both pretty much settled on staying in Copenhagen. She certainly wouldn't want to live in Berlin, but of course she may be biased, coming from rural southern Germany herself.
For reference, she comes from a small town just south of Stuttgart, and she's lived in Munich, Aachen and Mannheim in Germany, and Dublin in Ireland, before moving to Copenhagen. So I figure she's got a reasonable comparison to make :-)
Copenhagen is simply outrageously amazing for biking, public transport, cultural events and food selection. I honestly couldn't imagine living anywhere else, and I've lived at both ends of the rural/urban spectrum in Denmark, as well as visited a fair few places around the globe. I wouldn't want to live in the city centre (way too expensive and cramped), I'd like to have a garden and such. But no more than 30-45 minutes by public transport to the city centre.