This column first appeared in The Sunday Times, here on 16th April 2023.

Are you married? Cohabitating? Procrea-habitating, bickerating or just having a roomiemance? Call it whatever you want, when Gwyneth and Chris Paltrow consciously uncoupled, they changed relationship dialect forever.

And if you’re single, you’re probably on your way out the door, but stick around for a minute, there’s something in this that will make you feel happy with your choices too.

I very much liked livin...