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[quote=Anonymous]I am married to a PhD - not MD - but takes his work verrrrryyy seriously, competing for tenure, travel, long nights in the lab, teaching, etc. I had not considered loneliness as a factor when we moved here for his job - until I saw an article in the Univ. paper titled something like "Widows plan to socialize" and the "widows" were the women married to new faculty... ! Yikes! I worked at home, knew nobody, had a new infant, did not feel I fit in anywhere, and truly came to know loneliness. Many loooonggg hours spent just being with an infant with no family around and no way to get out and socialize -

That was 8 years ago. What has changed? Not much. Child is in elem. sch. now. Other parents waaaayyy too busy to socialize. I find that long separations due to his work lead to distance between us and it's not good for the relationship. I find that a week together on vacation helps a lot - but they are few and far between. i go for days not talking to anyone but DS. Sure glad he can talk now! I love DH's work and how it stimulates and motivates him. He's on the cutting edge of his field and I can't hold him back because i'm lonely. [/quote]

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