For better or for worse: Couples opting to live separately to keep romance alive

I read a tweet last week from someone who had a rather unconventional thought about marriage. How about married couples living apart, in different towns or even the same towns but different apartments out of choice, but still married? Like, they have an arrangement when to stay together, see each other, the kids, and how often?

Sounds weird and so unAfrican, no? As a norm, the conventional idea of marriage is moving in together as the major step towards a happy marriage. Traditionally, this is how marriage has always been, and should be. The woman to move in with the love of her life. Kids. And other important things, property, assets and events done by the couple, together as one.