| We asked readers to channel their inner Carolyn Hax and answer this question. Some of the best responses are below. Hi, Carolyn: How do you know the difference between not trusting your partner and just being realistic about human nature? My husband got hired to his current job during the location-agnostic, telework-friendly period of the pandemic. We live about 2.5 hours from the major city where most of his co-workers live. He was just informed that he will have to be back in the office at least three days a week, and they will not reimburse us for relocation. (We don’t want to move anyway.) He has a close friend who lives alone in the city and has said he can “rent” a little bit of space in his basement for part of each week. It would be much cheaper than getting an apartment there and much less taxing than commuting back and forth every day. It very clearly makes the most sense for maintaining our home and his job, but every person I know who has cheated or been cheated on was in a long-distance relationship at the time. My husband is a cuddly, quality-time-loving person who does not like talking on the phone. Is it crazy to think our marriage can weather this? — Long Distance | 
