What is a roommate marriage?

This entry describes a roommate marriage as a household that still shares bills, chores, and sometimes a bed, with little friendship, warmth, or sex between the spouses. It treats the name as a description of how the two people are living, not as an insult and not as a required next step.

What this entry does not do

It does not say the couple must restore a romantic tone, and it does not replace the entry on a cold marriage.