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Dadtodabone wrote:

RoyGBiv wrote:

Soccerdad1995 wrote:New Jersey isn't a very wide state so its not like the commute would be that bad.

Clearly you have never lived there.

I lived about 8 miles from work and it was a 45 minute commute. 15 minutes on Saturday/Sunday. Worst year of my professional life.
Nothing could make me do that again short of a corporate helicopter and a unicorn carry license. Still unlikely even then.

Sounds like Katy to Houston.

Yep. A "good" or "bad" commute is completely relative. When I lived in the Seattle area, my commute was an hour+ each way. Now my wife and I each have a 30 minute commute and she complains like crazy because she has always had commutes of less than 15 minutes.

When it comes to the trade off against personal freedoms, I would take a very long commute (2+ hours each way) if there was some reason I couldn't avoid working in a draconian state.

JustSomeOldGuy wrote:any chance you can reside in Pennsylvania near the eastern border and she commutes to work?

Personally, I would make that a condition of my agreement to move. New Jersey isn't a very wide state so its not like the commute would be that bad. Look at it this way. It's better for her to lose some of her personal freedom (free time) so you both don't completely lose your personal freedom (RKBA).