person A: i really miss my family. it's hard to be 800 miles away
person B: I bet! Hopefully you can take some time off and go see them soon!
person A: it's really hard to do that in a one income household. 
person B: I understand_comma_ I'm sure your family misses you as well. Maybe you can meet half way for the holidays.
person A: they won't even bother there are too many of them and always say it's cheaper for you guys to just come down.