Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor haven’t any objections to their residing association. 

After all, the American Horror Story alum and the Legally Blonde star—who’ve been collectively for 9 years—do not cohabitate. 

“We don’t live together,” Sarah defined on the May 13 episode of the SmartLess podcast. “That’s the secret to it. Holland and I spend plenty of time together, but we don’t live in the same house.”

Although the couple’s dynamic shocked hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, the Ratched alum famous that her girlfriend’s romantic historical past performed a major function in the resolution.

“Holland, before me, hasn’t been in a ton of long-term relationships, whereas Holland is my third more than five-year relationship,” the 49-year-old shared of her 81-year-old associate. “I tend to do that and have more experience doing that, Holland hasn’t. So to get to be her age and sort of not having really cohabited with someone for a long time—I think it was a lot to sort of have me and all my me-ness in her space.”