Commuter Relationships

The situation of a relationship where the parties are living in different areas is a historical one. Sailors have gone off to sail the high seas, leaving their families behind. Explorers have gone exploring. Soldiers have gone off to war. There are many professions that requires separation from loved ones.

For those of us that have the luxury of going to bed and waking up each morning next to our loved one we cannot fathom how it is done any other way. But in this economy it is not just occurring within certain job sectors, it is occurring to our neighbors and relatives. The idea that on cannot find work where you are living and raising a family seems so foreign and yet it is happening. You no longer can just sell your house and move, your company cannot afford to move you and life's options are entirely different than they were a year ago.

It will be a challenge for the American family to figure out how to be a family when we live in different places. With each passing month we are faced with decision that we never thought would be forced upon us. I truly believe there is a huge lesson for us all, on what we need to do and what we truly need.