Living Apart Together (LAT)
A committed relationship where partners choose to live in separate homes while maintaining an ongoing partnership.
What This Really Means
LAT can be driven by work, parenting, finances, cultural expectations, or a preference for independence.
It can support desire by preserving autonomy and novelty, but it also requires intentional rituals for connection and clear agreements about time, privacy, and commitment.
Examples
Partners maintain separate apartments
A couple chooses LAT to balance family responsibilities
Long-term partners live separately but plan regular intimacy time.
Common Misunderstandings
Tap each myth to reveal the reality
Living Apart Together (LAT) isn’t defined by low commitment, and it’s about a committed relationship where partners choose to live in separate homes while maintaining an ongoing partnership.
LAT isn’t automatically just dating, and Living Apart Together (LAT) is about a committed relationship where partners choose to live in separate homes while maintaining an ongoing partnership.
Living Apart Together (LAT) doesn’t guarantee outcomes like that, and it mainly describes a committed relationship where partners choose to live in separate homes while maintaining an ongoing partnership.
Living Apart Together (LAT) is about a committed relationship where partners choose to live in separate homes while maintaining an ongoing partnership, and it doesn’t imply that lat removes the need for relationship agreements.
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Inside LoveIQ
We identify patterns related to Living Apart Together (LAT) by analyzing responses in our assessment modules, helping you understand your unique relationship dynamics.
Sample visualization of a gap metric.
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