Moving 50mins to 1 hour away from my work..

Work-Life Balance and Stress Management

Me and my partner have been looking for a house to do up/live in for a 2ish years then sell & move on to something better and closer to where we want to end up. He’s found a good fixer-upper property but it’s around ~30 miles from my job. Is this long of a commute realistic in the long run? I don’t really like driving but I can tolerate it so can see it being an issue but it wouldn’t be forever. (Kinda annoying it’s only 30 mins from his😭) I work M-F (8:15 - 5:15) and 1 in 5 Saturday shift (8-3:30) Does anyone do this amount of travelling? Is it actually manageable for a few years?

Part of me thinks I’m just being a baby about the journey and I’ll get used to it but I have some doubts idk it’s a big jump from my 8 min up to 25 min (depending on which branch) journey currently..

Posted Oct 22, 2025, 5:08 PM UTC

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