It is not strange for men and women to live together, nor is it strange to live apart, but "living apart", which is now popular among Japanese white-collar workers, has attracted widespread attention. Recently, the famous Japanese women's magazine "with" published a special issue, which not only introduced this new thing, but also focused on analyzing its advantages and disadvantages.

The magazine defines "living apart" as a couple who maintains a regular sexual relationship and an intimate emotional relationship but does not live together. The Office for National Statistics said in a report that nearly 35% of British people now choose this cohabitation method; in France, research on this phenomenon began around 1996, and nearly 6% of adults in Paris People choose this lifestyle; a 1994 German survey of more than 10,000 people showed that 8% of people maintained this kind of relationship for more than one year; although it is still a new thing in the United States, Sweden and Japan, More and more young people are also willing to try it.

Most male supporters said in interviews with the media: "Living together is not as perfect and passionate as originally expected, so we need to think clearly before actually living together."

Female supporters believe that if cohabitation is unpleasant or even a crisis occurs, they should always find a way out, right? An independent residence is a haven to protect oneself.

Williams, a professor of social policy at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, believes that the revolution in gender relations can be divided into three stages. The first wave appeared in the 1960s, which believed that sex and marriage can be separated, and was called "pan-love"; The wave appeared in the 1980s and 1990s, when people believed that they did not need to be bound by marriage for life, and "living together without getting married" was popular; as for "living together separately", it was a new model in this century.

After in-depth analysis of this gender relationship model, Professor Williams pointed out several of its characteristics:

1. Respect their own space and avoid interference in life. Enjoying sexual intimacy while protecting personal privacy is its greatest feature.

2. Treat each other sincerely and refuse to indulge. Not living together does not indicate a loose relationship between the sexes. On the contrary, this seemingly loose model requires two people to treat each other more sincerely and respect each other in order to maintain it. Therefore, some people believe that the absence of a contract gives couples more desire to get along.

3. Need stable income. Since it is more expensive to buy two houses, "living together separately" mostly happens among white-collar workers with financial security and high annual income.

Seiko Fukae, a professor at Japan's Heian Women's College, believes that compared with ordinary cohabitation relationships, this kind of relationship is easier to get married. Because it can make the relationship between men and women very close without falling into the clichés of daily life, and it can also create a suitable sense of distance.

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