But at Traveler, where about three-quarters of our staff has been in-or is in-a long-distance relationship, we think there's a lot to be said for the flight-fight-and-FaceTime routine. The Economist reports that "about 3.9 million married Americans aged 18 and over live apart from their spouses, up from around 2.7 million in 2000"-for many, out of financial necessity.
It appears absence does make the heart grow fonder in 2018.