Relationships where partners choose not to live together

Question: There are relationships where the partners choose not to live together and only meet occasionally, keeping a certain distance while still being committed to each other. And it can be because they cannot meet at all levels and have a lifelong relationship. I am confused if such relationships can be helpful in certain situations for certain times, if it is done with non-attachment, or are they mostly detrimental to one’s spiritual growth and may even block a spiritual partner later on. Do they represent a flexible middle way or is it just an ego game that leads nowhere?

Answer from the Ascended Master Mother Mary through Kim Michaels. This answer was given during the 2024 Chicago Conference

Well, you have to realize that when you ask questions like this, there is no one answer to it because it is very individual. For some people, it can be an ego game. For other people, it can be a viable way to have a relationship. But this is very individual, depending on people’s lifes plan.

There can be people who decide to have this kind of relationship, whatever you want to call it, where they do not live together, and it can be right for them. But there can be others that do it to escape dealing with certain things in their psychology that are brought up by a more close relationship. And in that case, of course, it is not constructive.

There can also be others who do this as a matter of convenience, but it blocks them from finding a deeper relationship. You see, in a sense, the answer to your questions are all of the above, depending on where people are at in consciousness. It is clear that in the golden age, there will be more flexibility in relationships. And there may be some people who will choose not to live together. But, on the other hand, they will not choose this because they want to avoid working on their psychology.

In the golden age, people will not do this as a form of escape from the normal responsibilities, where they have a relationship that has the advantages they want in a relationship, for many sex, and without the commitment. This will not be the case in the golden age, because that does not lead to maximum growth.

There are certainly people who have these kind of relationships who are slowing down their growth, and there are others where it does not slow down their growth.