page_title: Living apart together
hierarchical_section_title: Living apart together
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Jean-Paul Sartre a Simone de Beauvoirová u Balzacova památníku Deutsch: Jean-Paul Sartre und Simone de Beauvoir am Denkmal von Balzac (1939 errichtet), Boulevard Raspail, Paris, Frankreich. English: Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir at Balzac Memorial Français&#160;: Jean-Paul Sartre et Simone de Beauvoir devant la statue de Balzac (érigée en 1939), boulevard Raspail, Paris.
context_page_description: Couples living apart together have an intimate relationship but live at separate addresses. It includes couples who wish to live together but are not yet able to, as well as couples who prefer live apart, for various reasons.
  In the early 2000s, LAT couples account for around 10% of adults in Britain, and over a quarter of all those not married or cohabiting. Similar figures are recorded for other countries in northern Europe, including Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Research suggests similar or even higher rates in southern Europe, although here LAT couples often remain in parental households. In Australia, Canada and the US representative surveys indicate that between 6% and 9% of unmarried adults has a partner who lives elsewhere. LAT is also increasingly understood and accepted publicly, is seen by most as good enough for partnering, and subject to the same expectations about commitment and fidelity as marriage or cohabitation.
  Within Asia, "walking marriages" have been increasingly common in Beijing.
context_section_description: Couples living apart together (LAT) have an intimate relationship but live at separate addresses. It includes couples who wish to live together but are not yet able to, as well as couples who prefer (or must) live apart, for various reasons. 
  In the early 2000s, LAT couples account for around 10% of adults in Britain (excluding those who live with family), and over a quarter of all those not married or cohabiting. Similar figures are recorded for other countries in northern Europe, including Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Research suggests similar or even higher rates in southern Europe, although here LAT couples often remain in parental households. In Australia, Canada and the US representative surveys indicate that between 6% and 9% of unmarried adults has a partner who lives elsewhere. LAT is also increasingly understood and accepted publicly, is seen by most as good enough for partnering, and subject to the same expectations about commitment and fidelity as marriage or cohabitation.
  Within Asia, "walking marriages" have been increasingly common in Beijing. Guo Jianmei, director of the center for women's studies at Beijing University, told a Newsday correspondent, "Walking marriages reflect sweeping changes in Chinese society." A "walking marriage" refers to a type of temporary marriage formed by the Mosuo of China, in which male partners live elsewhere and make nightly visits. A similar arrangement in Saudi Arabia, called misyar marriage, also involves the husband and wife living separately but meeting regularly.
caption: Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir had a "living apart together" relationship.
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