New Study: Sprawl Is Bad for Marriage Sustainability

According to a recent study in Sweden, long distance commutes (characteristic of sprawling suburbs) put a major strain on personal relationships and increase the chances of marriage ending in divorce.

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May 28, 2011, 9:00 AM PDT

By Victor Negrete

From ScienceDaily:

"The findings indicate that long-distance commuters run a 40 percent higher risk of separating than other people do, and it's the first years of long-distance commuting that are the most trying for a relationship."

From post by Ben Jervey @ Good Magazine:

"This study proves the somewhat obvious case that it's not good for your personal health or relationship to be sitting in a car for hours on end every day. Environmental sustainability isn't the only good reason for living close to your work (or working close to your home). There's also fiscal responsibility and relationship sustainability too."

FULL STORY: Yet Another Reason Sprawl Sucks: Long Commutes Cause Divorce

Friday, May 27, 2011 in GOOD Magazine

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