commuter marriage

American  

noun

1. a marriage between spouses who live apart, usually because of the locations of their jobs, and who regularly travel to be together, as on weekends.

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commuter marriage British  

noun

1. a marriage in which the partners live some distance apart most of the time, usually because of separate work commitments

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Example Sentences

Ms. Giffords and Mr. Kelly still have a “commuter marriage,” he said.

From New York Times

Some of those people, like the Callahans, may be party to a commuter marriage.

From Economist

The couple will have a commuter marriage: She’s keeping her home in Washington, and he will keep his house in Florida.

From Washington Post

Ms. Perillo began teaching in the creative writing program at Southern Illinois University in 1991 and remained until 2000, when she was no longer physically able to continue her commuter marriage.

From New York Times

Every day, I do some combination of writing, taking care of children, driving around the Beltway for my commuter marriage.

From Washington Post