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[quote=Anonymous]Driving is what causes commuting stress. It's inherently dangerous, it's tough to face bad weather conditions, etc.

Car commuting that involves bridges is to be avoided in my opinion.

I would recommend that you live on the Metro line in Virginia and you take Metro to work in Bethesda.  Of there's any chance you will have kids, you probably will have a daycare near home and kids.  With your dogs, you probably want to minimize home alone timw.  With your wife's teaching schedule, she will probably be first home so makes sense to shorten her commute.

For anyone who might find fault with an asymmetrical rather than split commute, this is how my husband and I structured our lives outside the DMV. I willingly signed up for more household chores and kid wrangling in exchange for less time in the car.  We also considered that I am a night owl and my husband is an early bird.  He does better at managing a 1 hour commute in the AM because he is more awake. Our traffic chokepoint was a particular highway intersection.  By buying a house to the east of it, we lowered the sum of our commutes by 20 minutes.

I agree with the person who said you would be better off working in the same county/general area.

If someone has a clever suggestion for a DC neighborhood, it might be along the Metro Red Line.  If you get a suggestion like that, consider it seriously.  Perhaps you could get by with only one car which would save $$$$.[/quote]

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