"We'd gotten to know each other in New Mexico, where both of our husbands were stationed while in the military. For 10 years, we were each other's community. Neither of us had family around, so we had to make our own support systems. We both got divorced My husband and I divorced, and there was a six-month period when Claire's husband was deployed."
"I moved to Maryland for a new job. I quickly found out how expensive it was to be a single parent, and relocated to upstate New York to live with my parents. Claire and her husband then divorced, and she moved in with her parents in Wisconsin. We stayed in touch, both dreaming about what it would be like to buy a house, but knowing we couldn't afford it as single parents."
Sarai Saez Rogers and her longtime friend Claire purchased a late-18th-century duplex in Utica, New York, and moved in together with their children. The women formed a close support network while living near military bases in New Mexico and later relied on each other through divorces and single parenthood. Financial pressures and periods living with parents motivated joint homeownership as a practical solution. The shared household delivers safety, mutual respect, and reliable help with parenting, chores, and daily life. Both women describe the arrangement as the best living situation they have experienced and report no impact on romantic relationships.
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