Housing Courage

John and I have been talking about getting our own place for 6 months or more (I lost count). First step was to get a new job in Maryland so I wouldn't have an insane commute. First step = done. Now we actually have to be serious about it. Of course right after I got the new job John's landlord lost his mind and it's since been a back and forth of whether John has a place to live after this month. We may have reached a resolution there, which is good because the poor boy has been far too stressed. But now we either have to break 2 leases and move in together in the next few months or wait until May/June and not have to worry about finding people to sublet. Waiting makes the most sense logistically, and gives us the time to find an area we really like. It's really bad for my emotions though. I'm so done with the living apart thing. And the commute, though not awful, will probably get worse once school starts again and fall rains/winter snows happen. And basically living 3 nights in one city, 4 in the other is exhausting. So I need some serious courage to get us through this.