At present, the separation recognized by the court means that the two parties live separately and do not perform their obligations (including sexual life) between the husband and the wife due to their incompatibility.
Calculation of two years of separation due to emotional discord:
From the day after the last cohabitation recognized by both the husband and wife who filed for divorce to the day of filing for divorce proceedings (one party submits the divorce petition to the people's court);
The separation time should be calculated continuously. If the husband and wife live together again after separation, they shall be recalculated from the end of the last cohabitation.
Legal basis: Article 32 of the Marriage Law: The people's court shall conduct mediation when trying divorce cases; If the relationship has really broken down and the mediation is invalid, divorce shall be granted. Under the following circumstances
1、 If mediation fails, divorce shall be granted: separation due to emotional discord for two years or more.