BELOW SUPERNAV drop zone ⇩

NY couple: Living apart ‘secret to our happiness’

  • Bianca Turetsky married Dr. Peter Bach in September 2021
  • Turetsky would not get rid of her cat to move in with Bach
  • Turetsky: Both of us are very independent people; love having our own space

MAIN AREA TOP drop zone ⇩

MAIN AREA TOP drop zone ⇩

(NewsNation) — One New York couple claims the secret to their happy marriage is living apart.

As her second wedding anniversary approaches, 43-year-old Bianca Turetsky says she has no plans to move in with her husband, Dr. Peter Bach.

The two tied the knot in September 2021 and have been together for six years altogether.

Turetsky has a cat named Cleo, who she loves very much, but her husband and his teenage son are both severely allergic to cats. So, the two initially decided not to move in with each other.

Logistically, moving in together would be a challenge, she said.

“But it ended up being a blessing in disguise because we were able to pump the brakes for a moment and just ask ourselves what would actually make us happy in this marriage,” Turetsky said.

They both agreed that they didn’t have to follow the script that had been written for hundreds of years before, she explained.

“Both of us are very independent people. We love having our own space,” Turetsky said. “We love being together, but it was just exciting to be able to write our own chapter.”

But it’s not like the two are just a couple of minutes from each other, Turetsky lives almost 40 minutes from her husband’s place.

She said they don’t have any rules they follow, but one of the exciting things about their relationship is the time they spend together is really quality time because they have to be deliberate about their time together.

“Every dinner still feels like a date six years in,” Turetsky said.

The couple does spend several nights of the week together in each other’s homes, but Turetsky said she’s the one who does most of the commuting.

Northeast

Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed

Site Settings Survey

 

MAIN AREA MIDDLE drop zone ⇩

Trending on NewsNation

MAIN AREA BOTTOM drop zone ⇩

tt

KC Chiefs parade shooting: 1 dead, 21 shot including 9 kids | Morning in America

Witness of Chiefs parade shooting describes suspect | Banfield

Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting: Mom of 2 dead, over 20 shot | Banfield

WWE star Ashley Massaro 'threatened' by board to keep quiet about alleged rape: Friend | Banfield

Friend of WWE star: Ashley Massaro 'spent hours' sobbing after alleged rape | Banfield

Sunny

la

67°F Sunny Feels like 67°
Wind
7 mph SW
Humidity
44%
Sunrise
Sunset

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Low near 50F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
50°F Partly cloudy. Low near 50F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Wind
6 mph NNW
Precip
10%
Sunset
Moon Phase
Waxing Gibbous