“This is not like we’re getting divorced,” actress Courteney Cox explained in a recent interview. “This is a separation.” The interview with TV Week is the first time Cox has spoken publicly about her martial troubles with husband David Arquette, who came forward to speak to the press almost immediately after the news first broke.

“I don’t know what will happen,” Cox said. “What is supposed to happen will be the best thing for us.”

In the interview, Cox says that she and husband David grew apart some time in the course of their 11-year marriage.

She also gracefully responded to her husband’s interview with Howard Stern, which many people felt sounded insensitive. “It’s not shocking and Howard Stern, he loves him, and I’m a fan of Howard Stern,” she said. “David is an entertainer and I’m sure the people who listen to the radio are entertained by his stories.”

While David Arquette has faced the separation in a more public fashion, Cox has been getting support from a former Friends costar, telling Australia’s TV Week, “Jennifer [Aniston] has been amazing for sure.”