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I would never recommend it! And I'm not playing devil's advocate. Clearly lots of people do it and a scan of the sour faces on this commuter train suggest that lots of people regret it.
Sorry to hear your dad was miserable in work and commute and was therefore distant. Sounds like you have arranged your life in a way that suits you perfectly and for that you should be applauded and not challenged. But not everyone can manage this, so they/we compromise. That's all I meant to say.
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No kids, and never will, but I don't buy this argument. I grew up in the Herefordshire countryside, and then in a couple of these South East towns and villages. Sure we had big gardens, but I had fewer friends, never learned to do anything that I'd now appreciate (like BMX or skating), and later really struggled with how hard it was to get to anywhere interesting. My dad was miserable and very absent because he variably lived away in the week or had commutes of >1hr each way.