Too much togetherness

I just read this article about a Buddhist Couple who have made a commitment to never spend more than 15 feet apart at all times. The idea behind their vow is to confront their anger and jealousy head on and be able to tap into the deeper emotions about why they want to be together. Mostly, this is a commitment that allows for a lot of pre-planning. If they cannot be seated next to each other on a plane, they take a new plane. If one goes to the bathroom, the other stands outside the door and waits. I don't feel my response to reading this was much different from anyone else's, "Seriously? Why would anyone want to do that?"
This article came with a cluster of articles on yahoo regarding marriage and fidelity. I am assuming that with wedding season upon us, writers are trying to develop topics that eager brides would want to read. More ridiculous information on that page was how to affair-proof your marriage. This is typically something that doesn't concern me. If my husband were to leave me for anything it would be season tickets for the Phillies, and even then he would come home as soon as the season was over. No biggie. And me, well, allowing another man to see me naked would just open a new can of insecurities about my weight that is not really worth the effort. A lot of the "Affair-proof" tips were pretty much things that couples should know anyway: Take time for yourselves, treat each other with respect, listen to each other. Luckily no where in the article suggested wrapping yourself in plastic wrap or going on a shopping spree at Victoria Secret. Those little bits of advice places the blame solely on women, that they are not being sexy enough and ignoring the fact that women also cheat.
But back to the Buddhists, who fascinated me the most because they have both taken a vow of celibacy. They are spending all this time together but they cannot have sex. How frustrating. This vow has caused some controversy because in the Buddhist community, living with a woman goes against vows of celibacy. I guess it is hard to believe that people who spend days on end together only 15 feel apart are not doing it like bunnies. Any married couple who has gone on a road trip knows different.
My husband and I are getting fairly close to the 15 feet rule, because not only do we live together and work in the same building, was have also added carpooling together in an effort to save on gasoline. We get up at the same time every morning, we take our kid to school together and we ride across town to the building of our employment. In the afternoon, its the same thing in reverse. Does this make us more enlightened? No. It mostly makes us cheap. But we will have a deeper appreciation of our time apart. And our commutes to provide adult alone time where we can have real conversations without someone screaming, "Bob, Bob, Pants, Square" in the back seat.