I'm married, but I live in a separate house to my wife. I've started to see others in similar situations and apparently it's a trend these days.

"Living Apart Together", or "LAT":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_apart_together

What does it mean? You see other partners?

Yes, but even without that there are a fair number of people I'm aware of who live (monogomously) in seperate flats/houses to their spouse.

That is something in old European aristocratic families indeed, that's very far from my peasant's life.

I'm just wondering what's the point of staying married then?

You can want to be in a relationship with someone and also want your own physical space at the same time. Or maybe your workplace locations necessitate that you live apart. Or maybe health conditions.

There's lots of reasons.

Only 22 but I know this will be me in a couple decades…

If I could go back in time, the lesson would be to take a class on empathy a lot sooner. You've got lots of time and a bright future.

which class do you recommend ?