I was almost in extreme commuter territory--for two years, my wife and I commuted 1.5 hours each way in opposite directions from Baltimore (her to Delaware, me to D.C.). It was okay. The unpredictability of Amtrak bothered me more than the time.
We then did a shorter commute for a bit (15 minutes Uber for me, 5 minute walk for my wife). But recently we traded it in again for a long, but very predictable (hour and ten minutes each way) commute from Annapolis to D.C. I don't really miss the short commute. My wife chat during the mostly-shared part of our commute, and the cab ride from union station lets me catch up on emails. On the upside, I don't have to live in D.C. or send my kid to school in the D.C. bubble.
We then did a shorter commute for a bit (15 minutes Uber for me, 5 minute walk for my wife). But recently we traded it in again for a long, but very predictable (hour and ten minutes each way) commute from Annapolis to D.C. I don't really miss the short commute. My wife chat during the mostly-shared part of our commute, and the cab ride from union station lets me catch up on emails. On the upside, I don't have to live in D.C. or send my kid to school in the D.C. bubble.