All of us live together (except for the Gen Z son, who is in the military) because in our city, there is no way we can afford to live apart.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/the-odds-are-ridiculously-stacked-against-them-gen-xers-are

“Instead of our parents reconciling, our home became a revolving door through which each spouse left, to live apart from us, at different times.

Source: https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/entertainment/books/2023/01/14/george-elliott-clarkes-poetry-can-awaken-and-transform.html

There are many reasons married couples might choose to live apart, even if they’re still happily married.

Source: https://madamenoire.com/1339484/more-married-couples-are-living-separately-can-it-work/

We live apart (intentionally or not) so that we can live cosmically together.

Source: https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/357794/judy-gruen-author-the-skeptic-and-the-rabbi-falling-in-love-with-faith-malachi-and-his-contemporaries-ezra-and-nechemia-lived-through-the-exile-from-jerusalem-and-our-near-annihilation-that-we-2/