I bought a duplex with my ex so we could co-parent our son. He has 2 rooms and I get privacy.

The author and her ex bought a duplex together to coparent their son. Courtesy of the author I split from my husband, but we bought a duplex together. We live upstairs and downstairs to co-parent our son. It's not perfect, but our unusual setup works for us. A couple of years ago, my husband and I decided to split up. We also decided to buy a house together. We were on good terms. No one had been unfaithful or abusive. We'd been close friends, and then we'd fallen in love, and then, somehow...