Its a bummer. I am not unhappy, but I think I'd be happier if I had a nice 3-4 bedroom place with a yard, couple of dogs, etc.
In San Diego that just isn't affordable now unless you make 200K+ per year or are coming in with a HUGE downpayment. Nice homes run 500K on the cheap end, but realistically you are going to be close to 1M to get something that people would really consider "nice."