trial separation
Noun
Meaning
trial separation (plural trial separations)
An informal arrangement in which a married couple lives in separate homes while remaining legally married.
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Examples
I have a friend that has five kids and she went through a trial separation with her husband, and she didn't have time to be upset. Every now and then, she'd call me on the cell phone and just cry.
Pink Floyd is like a marriage that's on a permanent trial separation.