Living Apart Together: An Exploratory Study on This Type of Couple in Brazil and the Evolution of Relational Consumption

Pedro Paulo Santos Cavalcante, Larissa Luz Raposo, Departmetn of Economics SENAC, Economics and Foreign Trade at Centro Universitário SENAC , São Paulo, Department of Administration ESPM, Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing , São Paulo, Department of Economics UBA, Faculty of Economic Sciences , Universidad de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires, Department of Administration ESPM, Consumer Behavior , Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing , São Paulo, Department of Administration ESPM, Administration and Marketing at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing , São Paulo

Journal of Family Issues

Published online on March 04, 2026

Abstract

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This study investigates Living Apart Together (LAT) relationships in Brazil, where couples maintain separate households. While LAT has been studied in Western contexts, its exploration in Brazil, with its distinct cultural expectations around family and ...