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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really, how late do you need to stay up? My DH goes to sleep between 10:30 and 11, is up at 5:30, and out the door by 6:30.

Many of us live in the exurbs BECAUSE WE LIKE IT. We don't want to live closer in, and either have jobs out here or are willing to commute a little more to live here. If you want the city life, then enjoy it! But the thought that everyone who lives in the suburbs or exurbs has the desire to live in DC or even in the close-in areas in absurd.

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Sheesh, if the sedentary lifestyle and stress-filled commute doesn't kill you, the lack of sleep will.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20012475-10391704.html
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/02/commuter-stress-d-c-commute-can-add-to-existing-health-problems-72857.html[/quote]

"Sedentary lifestyle"? The same DH I spoke of above is a marathon runner, and is in spectacular shape. Do you know how much time it takes to train for marathons? Let me tell you, it's a lot, and *somehow* even with this commute that some of you think leaves no time for anything else (which is so untrue), he is able to put in the miles and miles -- OUTSIDE, I might add, in the beautiful, open areas near our home -- that it takes to stay in shape for those runs.

The funny thing is that so many people on DCUM go on and on about how many hours they work and how much money they earn, blah, blah...but if they are working all of those hours, how is that less stressful or time-consuming than commuting? If my DH works 40 hours a week and spends a total of 10 hours commuting, he still has more time at home than someone who works more than 50 hours a week. We also don't have a huge mortgage or private school tuitions to stress about, and we don't need two incomes to live comfortably.

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