Ève-Marie Lortie: I’m in a Nontraditional Relationship

• Ève-Marie Lortie discusses her atypical relationship.
• In a relationship for 18 years.
• Despite the distance, their bond remains strong.
• They adapt.

Invited to Étienne te ramène with Étienne Marcoux, Ève-Marie Lortie spoke candidly about her life as a couple, which she describes as “atypical.” In a warm, convivial setting, sharing a ramen meal with the host, she agreed to revisit an intimate aspect of her daily life: her 18-year partnership.

“I’ve been in a relationship for 18 years,” she says.

“Do you still love him?” the host asks. Her response is that she loves him “a lot,” before he follows up, asking whether her partner is still handsome.

“Yes, he’s handsome. He’s aging well,” she affirms.

The host then explained that their love story began from the outset with a long-distance arrangement, a reality that still characterizes their daily life. Despite the miles, busy schedules, and back-and-forth trips between cities, the couple has managed to preserve a strong bond over the years.

She summed up their situation simply: “I’m in an atypical relationship; my guy was in Québec City and I was in the Montréal area, in Boucherville. Then we lived together for a little while, and now I’m back to traveling weeks to work in Montréal, but we still have the house in Québec.”

Today, despite this arrangement that some might view as unconventional, their relationship appears stable and balanced. Their story demonstrates that a couple can thrive even from a distance, adapting to realities different from those of more traditional models, while maintaining a strong sense of unity after nearly two decades together.

A Little Spice in the Relationship

In a 2025 interview for the La Vie Sociale podcast, Eve-Marie Lortie had already opened up, with rare honesty, about her love life and how she fell for her partner. She revealed, in particular, the secret behind a love that has endured for so many years.

“I really love love… after 18 years, I really love it a lot. It’s not that it’s more comfortable; it’s richer, smoother, silkier, I don’t know. Because at the beginning, it was intense… it was heart-pounding… it was fun. I remember driving to see Clarens on weekends in Québec City, and I’d stop at street corners beforehand to psych myself up, to get into position. After 18 years, there isn’t always that push (laughs). There are times. The two of us, Clarens and me, I think what makes us work so well is that we don’t need each other all that much. There’s a lot of independence, a huge independence, and that has defined our relationship from the start. It took us more than ten years to live together because we weren’t in the same city. But if you’re someone who is very, very, very clingy, you won’t thrive in this model. This model works for the two of us, because we thrive very well… one without the other, but we’re very, very, very good when we’re together too…”

She testified, clearly still very much in love, with a smile stretched from ear to ear.

To learn more about her confessions, read our full article right here.

We wish them many more years filled with happiness and love.

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