The commute would be doable, but it’ll def be longer than 45min with traffic. Providence public transit is pretty meh, so you’ll still likely need to use Uber if you aren’t walking and busses don’t align.

Rhode Islanders in general are incredibly sensitive to “long” drives. Anything longer that 20min seems too far for many… that’s why a lot of comments say you are crazy to have your boyfriend do that commute.