Married life takes on various forms, and one such unique arrangement is "living apart together" or LAT relationships. While the traditional expectation is for married couples to live under one roof, many have embraced this alternative path. Social psychologist Dr. Samantha Joel highlights the meaningful benefits of this setup for long-term, committed couples, such as experiencing more passion and excitement and increasing satisfaction through self-expanding activities that reduce boredom in a relationship.

Discover the Hidden Benefits of Living Apart Together in Marriage

Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian

During a 2022 interview with Amanda Hirsch on the Not Skinny but Not Fat podcast, Kourtney Kardashian opened up about her life with Travis Barker. She shared that they were in the process of figuring out how to combine their households and their kids' lives. "For the most part, we're getting those things in place. We do family dinner every Sunday night at his house," she said. The couple, who welcomed their first child together in 2023, still have their own separate houses. When asked about a shared home in the future, Kourtney said, "There will be. We want our kids to feel really comfortable. They have both lived in their homes their whole lives, for the most part... They each have their rooms. We are a block away." On a June 2024 episode of Hulu's The Kardashians, she revealed her plans to move into Barker's home following Rocky's birth. "It feels like we kind of figured out a plan for now. We're going to move into his house, which is a block away, and then redo my house at the same time so that we can all be together - living together under one roof with the baby."

Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk

It took one year of marriage for Gwyneth Paltrow to move in with her husband, Brad Falchuk. According to The Sunday Times, Falchuk spends three nights a week at his own house and four nights at Paltrow's Los Angeles home. This arrangement was approved by her intimacy teacher, Michaela Boehm, as a means of keeping the relationship fresh. In 2019, Paltrow told the British newspaper that all her married friends said their way of living sounded ideal and they shouldn't change a thing. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that same year, she explained that their kids played a role in the decision. "I think, really, because we each have two teenage children whom we love very much, but we were just trying to be mindful and give them a little space and not move too quickly," she said.

Nico Tortorella and Bethany Meyers

Nico Tortorella and Bethany Meyers got married in 2018, but they didn't immediately move in together. The Mattachine Family star told PEOPLE in 2019 that while they had bought a home in upstate New York, they were taking their time. "We still don't live together. We see each other on a weekly basis. We're FaceTiming all day, every day." In 2024, the couple, who welcomed their first child in 2023, announced they'd moved to Florida together after learning they were pregnant with their second baby. "When we found out we were pregnant, it hit us that Kilmer didn't want to move to Florida just for her; she wanted to go get her baby sibling. And our second baby was willing us here as well. And it just served as the most beautiful reminder to trust your gut. To lean into the unknown. To know that sometimes you have to tear up what it looks like on paper and do the thing that feels right. The end always leads to the beginning."

Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy

Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy had to take their marriage long-distance when she filmed Homeland in North Carolina and he worked on other projects in New York. In a 2012 TV interview, Danes said that in the formative stages of their courtship and relationship, their schedules were amazingly compatible. "Lately, we've not been so lucky... We talk a lot, we text a lot, we send each other photos of our toes - dumb stuff." When Dancy joined the Homeland cast for its sixth season in 2016, they were reunited in New York and began living together. "I can't quite believe my luck. Miracles of miracles, we're both filming in our actual place of residence. I think I'm really looking forward to sleeping in my own bed... It's been a long, long time."

Ashley Graham and Justin Ervin

Ashley Graham and Justin Ervin are now happily cohabitating with their three sons. However, for much of their relationship, which started in 2009 after meeting at a church, they lived apart. In 2016, the model told Entertainment Tonight that she lived in New York while her filmmaker hubby was in Los Angeles. Graham said of their long-distance love, "We have a rule: We don't go longer than two weeks without seeing each other. It's absolutely fabulous. I love it. We just meet in L.A. or New York. We meet in Paris, Miami. It's pretty sexy."