for relos wives. to follow their husbands, wives abandon or postpone careers. i was impressed here relos wives speak of concern for their kids's adjustment to new schools, of rootlessness and of loneliness. i don't have a best friend, one wife said. i thought wait a minute, what do you mean? i don't have the best girlfriend. it can take years to make a best friend. i had postpartum depression with each of my children. i, as a man, have no hormonal familiarity with anything associated with postpartum depression, so i understood. [laughter] it was not an issue to raise with the neighbors, the wives would tally, or husband. for these wives it is hard enough carrying the burden of suddenly they are families, finding homes, schools, doctors and churches and arranging the home, only to have to start all over again somewhere else. recession, bad as this one is, seems not to take much of a toll on relos except for those working for crippled companies like general motors, citigroup or a ig, like home building,