We at Magplane Technology Inc. are the first to admit that the Magplane Commuter System is not a panacea. In fact, a web story was to appear on this page reminding readers that there are some aspects of urban life that The Magplane is not going to improve, like for example, our love lives. Today, motorists are spending 236 percent more time stuck in traffic than in 1982. In addition, the average daily peak hour commuting period has doubled to six hours. And women appear to sharing an undue burden because they are more adversely affected by their commuting experience.
Moms spend more time driving than they spend dressing, bathing, and feeding a child.
That seepage is easy to spot in Stockton, Calif., a bedroom community where many struggling young families have moved to escape the high costs of San Francisco and the Silicon Valley. Instead, they say we're quarreling too much, and the affection's gone, and so is the sex. Miller counsels such couples to seek local jobs even if it means a lower standard of living. When that's not possible, Miller recommends creating more-rigid schedules. If you're going to have to have this kind of life, you have to schedule the sex, you have to schedule the quality time with the kids, exercise, dates between Mom and Dad.