middle ground
Aug 04, 2021
4 minutes
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY JELTJE JANMAAT
Many divorces are amicable, but the official separation of longterm Dutch couple Babette Borgman and Willem Kors was something else. After 24 years of marriage they decided to part yet stay living together in their home town of Huizen.
“We don’t have curtains so when people walking by the house look in, some think it’s a restaurant”
WILLEM KORS, HOMEOWNER
“It was the summer of 2020 when Willem and I realised we were actually more each other’s best friend than husband and wife,” says Babette. “Neither of us wanted to move out of our house though and, of course, we wanted to stay together for our teenage children, Storm and Mees.” The solution lay in the configuration of
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days