Living in separate houses, sleeping in separate rooms and having a “non-traditional” marriage in Hollywood

Hollywood continues to witness strange moves in the way stars maintain their marriages.

Recently, the public was shocked by the 26-year marriage but 7 years of separation between actor Will Smith (55 years old) and actress Jada Pinkett Smith (52 years old). However, the Smith couple did not want to divorce. Both sides affirm that they will find a way to continue to accompany each other and will return to take care of each other in old age.

When sharing frankly about her strange marriage, actress Jada Pinkett Smith said that she and her husband felt exhausted by their efforts to maintain a stable marriage. In the end, they decided to give each other their own freedom by… living separately since 2016. The reason for this rift is because they are both stuck in their images and expectations of each other. .
Actor Will Smith and actress Jada Pinkett Smith (Photo: Page Six).

The two show support for each other both at work and in life. They still care for each other, take care of their children and consider each other a family. The Smith family’s marriage became a phenomenon that caused a stir in American showbiz news. However, this is not the only couple in Hollywood who has a… “non-traditional” way of maintaining their marriage.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and filmmaker Brad Falchuk (Photo: People).

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow (51 years old) and filmmaker Brad Falchuk (52 years old) lived in separate houses after getting married in 2018. Living in separate houses lasted for a year after they officially became husband and wife. husband. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow said the reason is because both sides have “teenage” children of their own.

Therefore, Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk must find a way for their children to gradually adapt to the fact that their father and mother have new partners, and the children will also have more siblings. Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband believe that children need more time to get used to and adapt to the life of a large family.

After a year of helping their children slowly get acquainted, Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband decided to move back in together and really create a family life with “his child” and “my child”. Gwyneth Paltrow affirms that her and her husband’s current life together is going very well because they have taken slow, carefully calculated steps.
Director Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter (Photo: People).

Director Tim Burton (65 years old) and actress Helena Bonham Carter (57 years old) were in a romantic relationship that lasted from 2001 to 2014. During their 13-year relationship, the two did not They never lived under the same roof, even though they had two children together.

Director Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter bought 3 adjacent houses, so each person lived in one. The house in the middle is a common space for all members, so they can enjoy moments of family life together.

Staying in their own home, Tim and Helena can comfortably pursue their own layout, even their own lifestyle.

Sharing about this strange choice, actress Helena Bonham Carter once said: “Tim often visits us and our mother, which makes me very touched, because that is the care and sense of responsibility. responsibility”.

Helena said the lifestyle and especially the sleeping habits were so different between her and director Tim Burton that they decided to live separately.

The actress frankly revealed that director Tim Burton… snored quite loudly, which greatly affected Helena’s sleep quality. Director Tim Burton often suffers from insomnia, he needs to watch TV until late to feel sleepy, and Helena needs silence to be able to fall asleep.

Even though they lived in separate houses, Helena affirmed that the two were very close and responsible to each other as well as to their common children. So, when they decided to break up in 2014, Helena felt very sad, as if she had to go through a divorce even though in reality, they had never been married.

“I feel as if I have to go through a painful divorce with Tim Burton. It’s a long-term relationship and will never end. Whether it’s a breakup or a divorce, if two people have With children together, that relationship will never stop but will go through changes. The same goes for the relationship between us, it’s hard to fully describe,” Helena once shared.
Reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian and drummer Travis Barker (Photo: People).

Reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian (44 years old) and drummer Travis Barker (47 years old) are still living in separate houses, even though they officially got married in 2022. Kourtney said she and her husband both have work schedules. and private life to pursue, so having your own living space is very important. Furthermore, both of them had children of their own before entering this marriage.

To create a sense of family, Kourtney and Travis decided to be flexible in how they lived together. When everyone has a lot of work to do, they will live in their own home. But when they can arrange their work schedules and children, they will stay at each other’s house. For example, when Kourtney’s children stay at their father’s house, she may stay at Travis Barker’s house.

Usually every morning, after Kourtney has taken her stepchildren to school, she will go to Travis Barker’s house to have breakfast together. Currently, Kourtney and Travis are still finding ways for their stepchildren to get acquainted with their parents’ new partners, as well as new siblings appearing in the life of a large family.

Currently, Kourtney and Travis are about to welcome their child together. Both are still trying to find solutions to create a stable family life with… “your child, my child, our child”.
Actor couple Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal (Photo: People).

Actor couple Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009) and Ryan O’Neal (82 years old) had a rather up-and-down relationship. The two have never been married but have been together for a long time. The first period was from 1979 to 1997, and the two had a son from this period of attachment.

After 4 years of separation, in 2001, the couple got back together and continued to accompany each other until actress Farrah Fawcett passed away in 2009 from intestinal cancer.

In his autobiography, actor Ryan O’Neal once revealed that he and Mrs. Farrah Fawcett have separate sleeping habits.

Mr. O’Neal wrote in his autobiography: “There was a thin but insurmountable veil of separation between the two of us throughout our relationship. We always behaved civilly and thought of each other throughout. During the process of living together, both sides were always polite, even somewhat distant. Sometimes our love is not enough to ease the differences between the two of us.”

Mr. O’Neal said that even on trips, he and Mrs. Fawcett always rented two adjacent rooms so that each person felt comfortable. Both options see this as a civilized and respectful way of behaving. Looking back on his long-term relationship with Mrs. Fawcett, Mr. O’Neal always appreciates the tactfulness and respect for privacy that the two of them had for each other.