I know two married guys there (no kids) and they both love it...plus another guy who flies for Qatar out of Doha....he and his wife both like Qatar and living in Doha.
I, personally, like Abu Dhabi (Etihad) a LOT better than Dubai, and would prefer not to live in the Middle East...know another guy for Saudia in Jeddah...he and his wife and kids like it a lot, also...but it wouldn't be my first choice.
If you are really interested, go to pprune.org and check out all the EK info...they also have a lot of info on Qatar...but none on Etihad as Etihad sued the website and they don't support any more Etihad threads.