Ambrose2007: I have met a few people like that, Joanie.
Seriously, I'd consider a separation where the parties involved are living in different residences leading clearly separate lives - that is, they don't socialize and they maintain, at most, some basic phone connections where necessary matters (such as financial or children) are discussed. That strikes me as a legitimate form of separation. A separation where the parties continue to see each other socially and discuss the minutiae of their lives is far more dubious, and should constitute a clear warning sign to anyone seeking a romantic relationship with either of them.
AND, some folks don't want to spend the money to file for a legal separation. They want to save their pennies to file for a divorce.
I was separated for a year before I was divorced. I lived alone but still had contact with my husband because his shop was in my barn and he was building a new facility at his house where his shop would be located.
So separations come in all shapes and forms.
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