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Is The MTA Killing Your Relationship? News At 11...
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Jen Carlson
Published Mar 21, 2012
Modified Mar 21, 2012
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Alone on the G train? Get used to it. (Photo via madamfou's flickr)
Last year we delved into the idea of dating outside of one's borough—there were even graphs and charts—and found that some people will only stay with geographically desirable partners. (We are a cold-hearted and lazy people!) Now with the recent news of the G train extension getting cut, cross-borough relationships are at risk of fizzling out, according to some "lovebirds" who spoke to The Brooklyn Paper.
One woman in Greenwood Heights says that cutting the five stops in Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Kensington would make it "almost impossible" to see her boyfriend in Greenpoint, while others confirm they'd simply end things if the G cuts went through. If not now, then eventually—as a recent study found, couples who commute more than 45 minutes are 40% more likely to break up.
It's probably better to just stay inside, alone, anyway. You won't have to shell out the big bucks for the unlimited MetroCard anymore, and you can stop delaying the inevitable—let's not forget what Charles Bukowski once said, "There's no chance at all: we are all trapped by a singular fate. Nobody ever finds the one."
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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