Dear Jordan:

“She said she hasn’t been happy for months, but she also said that by the end of the quarantine she might completely regret saying any of this. She said she is bored with me”-

– maybe she is quarantine-crazed: it is well known that the quarantine has been difficult for most couples, living together or otherwise spending a lot of time together.

Without socializing individually and as a couple with other people, without going out and about, two people get the feeling of being stuck with each other, getting annoyed with the other person, craving for something new.

It didn’t happen to you yet, but it may have happened to her.

The following are websites I just happened to come across after I read your original post:

bestlifeonline. com/ relationship-tips-couples-quarantine (no spaces)reads regarding couple living together:”If you live with a romantic partner, the prospect of spending a few weeks alone together may sound like a blessing under normal circumstances. But there’s a difference between not leaving the house for days on end because you don’t want to and not leaving because you can’t, as is the current situation.. The truth is, quarantine can put a real strain on a relationship. In fact, China- which is slowly emerging from a lengthy lockdown due to Covid-19- recently experienced a sudden spike in divorce rate, and experts say coronavirus is to blame…”.

www. vox. com/ culture/ 2020/ 3/ 20/ 21187296/ coronavirus-quarantine-husband-wife-roommate-family-couples-therapy-cope: “I’ve heard this concern from a lot of couples I know- as well as from lots of people who live with roommates they normally like but whose habits they’re increasingly finding annoying in this time of forced solitude.”

In the above two websites, there are tips and advice for couples in quarantine. You may want to look at (and suggest to your girlfriend to  look at)  www. wikihow. com/ Nurture-Your-Relationship-with-Your-Partner-During-the-Coronavirus-Outbreak.

Post again if you want to, I’ll be glad to communicate further with you.

anita

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