Some people define love asliving together, staying under the same roof, sharing keys, sharing passwordsand sharing each and every thing. But for some couples staying apart, not sharingthe same roof is the key of their togetherness.
Some couples do follow theLAT model, but what does it mean?
LAT basically means LivingApart Together. In this the couples who are in intimate relationship choose tolive separately due to their personal reasons. The reason can be financial,privacy related or anything.
Couples use to live apartbecause of their work reason like one of the partner can be having a job inother city or country and the another one in different, but some choose to live apart with their own will. Living in the same city but staying at different addresses.
People have their ownreasons of choosing this model for their relationship. Some choose this from theirpersonal experiences. For example, Vandana Sajeeb and her husband decided touse LAT model in their relationship. Her experience with her parents madeVandana to choose this model. Her parents never get along with each other. She wantsto maintain her life. She wants to live alone but with her partner. The duotried the LAT model for three years before moving in together.
There are manycombinations of Living Apart Together as such living in different cities,staying in the same city but different apartments, staying in the same apartmentbut in separate rooms.
The popularity of LAT isincreasing in different age groups. The old age groups are also choosing toremain in relationships but living separately. Some couple choose to live separatelybecause they love their personal space and are not ready for sharing it. Theyfeel like not being together actually makes their relationship strong.
The couple havingrelationship with LAT model meet each other after breaks. They plan theirmeets. Some met each other on weekends, some on month ends and some even aftermonths. Some couples think it makes their bond stronger, but some couples alsooppose this model.