Relationship where you can have it all, I’m all for LAT

Apparently my man and I are very modern. It’s nothing personal, it’s just that we are one of those new-fangled LAT couples.

That’s Living Apart Together, which apparently more and more of us are doing, according to research from London’s Birkbeck University. That is, being in a committed partnership, but not living under the same roof. For some LAT couples, it means not even living in the same town. I’ve tried that, but found there was nothing romantic about a four hour journey there and back every time either party fancied a snog. I say snog in case anyone of a delicate disposition might be reading, but you get my point.

Living Apart Together in the same town, however, is bloody marvellous. It was particularly handy this weekend for Austerity Valentine’s Day – instead of having to go hot air ballooning followed by champagne and a restaurant dinner involving oysters and chocolate sauce, we just stayed in. Cost? Some heart-shaped pasta and a heart-shaped cake tin. A log fire. Match of the Day has never been so romantic.