Living apart together is when couples stay fully committed but choose to keep separate homes, and it's growing fast. In 2022, about 3.89 million married Americans lived apart from their spouses, a share that grew by more than 40 percent between 2000 and 2022, driven mainly by older women. Bruce and Jay Aundrea break down whether separate homes protect a relationship or just make it easier to dodge compromise. Jay makes the case for prioritizing peace over pockets and keeping the house she already loves. Bruce weighs the cost of living solo against splitting the bills. The conversation moves from resentment over dishes and thermostat wars, to whether the idea of a couple as a "unit" is rooted in patriarchy, to what a real partnership looks like.
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00:00:00 Couples living apart, peace versus pockets and Bruce's plan š š°š
00:01:09 Living apart together, the separate homes are the relationship š šš
00:02:20 Jay asks the real question, why is any of this even a problem š¤·š šÆ
00:04:05 The numbers, millions live apart and it jumped over 40 percent šš š®
00:06:00 Peace versus pockets, split the bills or protect your own space š°š š
00:08:00 Losing yourself in a couple and whether the unit is patriarchy š¤š¤š„
00:11:30 Resentment, thermostat wars and Bruce's studio in the hood plan š¤š š„
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