When couples live apart from each other – and are happy at the same time

There are questions that rarely result in a happy ending in relationships: “Honey, do we want to move apart?” is definitely one of those. For Teresa and Sebastian, a conversation about this option may have even saved the relationship. The couple from Tyrol actually moved in together in the classic way after a year of dating. “But we realized after about two years that we were no longer living out the interests that we had independently of each other,” says Teresa. Different daily routines first led to stress, then to arguments, until both realized: We need more space. Ultimately, the two of them successfully moved apart three and a half years ago.