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The Great Compression - Thanks to soaring housing prices, the era of the 400-square-foot subdivision house is upon us (www.nytimes.com)
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[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

The secret is to leave the house without your partner regularly. Each person should have their own social life so the other gets their alone time to recharge. Even things like going to the grocery store, walking the dog, or staying late at work helps in this scenario.

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 0 points 4 months ago

Not sufficiently. Walking the dog takes like 5 to 20 minutes. People need more than that. Staying late at work? That's just a terrible suggestion.

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago

I wasn't suggesting that you purposely stay late at work to avoid your partner. I'm saying that it's something that realistically happens.

There's also the gym, hobby shops, whatever you enjoy doing outside of the house. Staying attached to your partner at the hip is a horrible habit for long-term success.

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