A family friend lost her job of 20 years due to cut-backs. The state police are letting over 100 guys go due to the state deficit. My cousin's husband has been looking for a good job here for two years. So what hope can I possibly have of my fiance getting a decent job here? I'm grateful he currently has a job, and a good one at that, but it's 200 miles away.

In three weeks, we will have been together for a year. The man must be insane. He has made the trip up here and back around 45 times in that year. I guess I should take that as a compliment.