The traditional model demands that your Business Partner (House/Bills) also be your Sexual Partner (Romance). This is a high-risk strategy.
The Platonic Protocol separates them. The marriage is built on **Logistics and Friendship** (The Oikos). The romance happens outside (or not at all).
The Result: Stability. "Not having to maintain that part of the relationship is a big reason why it's even working.".
This is the grown-up version of *Stranger Things*. Two people who love each other profoundly but have no sexual chemistry decide to build a life.
They have 6 cats, 2 dogs, and a baby. They have Sunday brunch. They have "fights and makeups.".
It proves that **Partnership** is thicker than blood (and more stable than lust).
The author notes: "I told her before we got married that I don't ever want to go through a divorce. The time and money involved... makes my Capricorn placements deeply uncomfortable.".
This isn't cold; it's **Secure.** They are committed to the *contract*. They would "rather live in separate houses than get a divorce.".