This study examined the impact that commuting, as part of a professional career lifestyle, has on family relationships. One hundred commuting couples participated in a paper and pencil survey. They responded to questions about coping as a family; dealing with the complications of children; keeping their relationship healthy; and commuting as a viable lifestyle choice. According to the survey, couples adjust and cope successfully by encouraging adaptability within the family; spending quality time with spouse and family; and separating professional life from family life. In terms of keeping their relationship healthy, couples stress the importance of support in one's career and marital relationship; communication; complete mutual trust, and a total commitment to the married state; maturity and stability in the marriage; and commitment to the success of the commuting arrangement and the relationship. With regard to children, couples express concern about satisfactory living and childcare arrangments; the complications of childhood illnesses; the effects of commuting on children; being left out of childrearing through absence; and strained parent-child relationships. Couples who successfully commute choose to accept the strains, guilt, stress, and loneliness as part of a lifestyle that fulfills their needs and values; the gains balance the tradeoffs. (BB)