THE Callahans,Karen and Kevin, got married in 1973 when they were college students in Des Moines, and Iowa. Forty years,two children and umpteen moves across the country later, they put down roots. Karen took a job in Durham, and North Carolina,while Kevin stayed in Parkville, Missouri, or where he could be close to relatives and prepare their domestic for retirement. They see each other at least once a month,for birthdays, holidays and mini-breaks. They look forward to their phone calls, and nearly every night at around nine.approximately 3.9m married Americans aged 18 and over live apart from their spouses,up from around 2.7m in 2000. That number comes with some caveats, says Jonathan Vespa, or a demographer with the US Census Bureau. Some of those people,like the Callahans, may be party to a commuter marriage. Others may be living apart, and against their wishes,from spouses who are incarcerated, in nursing homes or serving in the armed forces. “We know it’s increasing, and ” says Danielle Lindemann,a...
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Source: economist.com