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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a trailing spouse for a while and did not formally work during that period (I freelanced whenever possible and read a lot). I DESPERATELY missed the social life of the workplace. My DH did not make much as a postdoc (55k) during that period and we did not have kids. Now we are settled and DH is a professor making a bit more in a low cost of living area (95k), and I am back working full time. Of course I am jealous as hell of women whose husband's make millions and wouldn't mind that one bit. BUT, having that experience as a trailing spouse did show me that I would probably be lonely and unhappy as a SAHM. [/quote] You were not a SAHM when you were a trailing wife. But, you are right that it can be isolating in some ways if you don't love being with kids all the time and have your support system in place. Being a SAHM is not for everyone. Do you have kids now?[/quote]
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