WORDS:
KATE
JACKSON
©THE
SUN/NEWS
LICENSING.
PHOTOS:
THE
SUN/NEWS
LICENSING
G
wynethPaltrowis onlyjust
consideringmovinginwith
hubbyBradFalchuk– 11
monthsaftertheirwedding.
Theactressclaimsher‘intimacy
coach’toldherlivingapartkeeps
thingsfresh.Butcouldit workfor
anycouple?WechallengedRebecca
WrightandhusbandJon,both46,to
liveapartfora week.Theyhavebeen
marriedfor 14 yearsandhavekids
Sophie,13,andJames,11.Weasked
therapistCateMackenzietoactas
theirintimacycoach.Enjoying
arelaxed
mealoutCould you
live apart from
your par t ner?
Day 1: Sexy texts
REBECCA SAYS It wasn’t a great start
when our son ended up in A&E with a
possible broken bone. While Jon got to
check into his holiday home, I was
waitingin hospital.Hecameover
latertomakesureeverythingwas
OK,butafterthetraumaoftheday
I missedhavinghimathome.
Intheevening,I tookCate’s
adviceandhada bath.It didmake
mefeelmuchbetter– somuchso,
I thensentromantictextstoJon.Day3:Datenight
REBECCASAYSWehada properdate
night,allorganisedbyJon.Hepicked
meupin thecar,whichis something
thathasn’thappenedsincewestarted
dating.I followedCate’sadviceand
duringthemeal,toldJonI wasn’t
wearinganythingundermydress.
JONSAYSI loveorganisingsurprises
forBecs,butwedon’ttendtogoout
oftenasa couplebecauseit canbe
pricey.BecslookedbeautifulandI told
herso.Herconfessionthatshewasn’t
wearingunderweargotusbothin the
moodfora bedroomliaisonbefore
I headedbacktomybachelorpad.Day2:Racyromp
REBECCASAYSI don’tknowwhetherit
waslastnight’sbathormissingJon,but
I feltplayfultodaysoI senta fewsaucy
sexts.Likeanycouplewhohavebeen
togetherfora while,sexis oftenjust
anotherthingonthealreadyfullto-do
list.Afterthekidsgotobed,I’m
usuallytooshatteredforbedroomantics.It could help boost your sex life. We put one couple to the test
Day4: Time out
REBECCA SAYS We didn’t see each
otheratall, and actually that was quite
nicetoo.We don’t often get a chance to
havetimeon our own with the kids, and
I enjoyedhaving a bit of special time with
them.There was just a moment in the
eveningwhen I wished Jon was here –
whenI heard an odd noise in the house.
JONSAYS As a couple, we often feel
guiltyabout abandoning the other to go
anddosomething for ourselves, but
doingthis has made us both realise it’s
importantto have our own space too.
Tonight,I met up with my friend Louis,
whoI haven’t been out drinking with for
years.Afterwards, I felt really refreshed.JON SAYS Living apart might sound
ideal but when something goes wrong,
that’s when you need to be around,
even though it all turned out OK. It was
nice to get those texts, though.ButJoncameoveragainforthe
evening,andthosesextshadthe
desiredoutcome.
JONSAYSI missedRebeccamore
thanI expected.Gettingthosesexts
wasfrustratingbecauseI couldn’t
justgoupstairsandfindheronmy
bed,I hadtowait.Butthewaiting
madeit moreexciting.Sending
some saucy
messages