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>half will come out fitter, mentally and physically, more positive, with new interests and skills and stronger relationships With you until the last part. This

>half will come out fitter, mentally and physically, more positive, with new interests and skills and stronger relationships With you until the last part. This is an inward period. People are getting to know themselves, improving themselves, learning to be more independent, etc. because the space previously occupied by other people has been freed. Unless you're talking about cohabitants? Seems to me that excessive contact would ruin the strongest relationships even faster than no contact would.

abnercoimbre 7y ago
> Seems to me that excessive contact would ruin the strongest relationships even faster than no contact would. Fair assumption, but my fiancé and I are doing just fine. If anything this proved for sure that we can go ahead and get married. What COVID-19 lockdown has revealed, imo: relationships that were on shaky ground accelerate their demise [0]. Those that were "meant to be" come out more intimate. [0] Breaking up after realizing you can't survive 24/7 together is not necessarily a bad thing.
mpfundstein 7y ago
spot on. also the lack of bars and clubs forces people to be more with themselves. seems to be pretty hard for some folks. i personally enjoy this period and wouldn't mind if the lockdown stays up for a few more months/years lol
JohnBooty 7y ago
Unless you're talking about cohabitants? Seems to me that excessive contact would ruin the strongest relationships even faster than no contact would. Yeah. Depends on living situation, really, right? Folks cohabitating in cramped living conditions 24/7, particularly in the city where they can't just easily go outside and enjoy some fresh air and open space? Yikes. I mean, even in prison they give ya outdoor time and you get to mingle in the yard. At the opposite end of the spectrum you have people living out in the country or the suburbs in houses with multiple rooms. My partner and I fall into this category. We each have our own work spaces and outside of work hours we can spend time together or we have plenty of space in which to avoid each other. Plus we can go for walks and get fresh air and some minimal social interaction with neighbors and fellow dog walkers from a safe distance. I call this "social distancing on easy mode." Our relationship is doing okay.

abnercoimbre 7y ago

> Seems to me that excessive contact would ruin the strongest relationships even faster than no contact would. Fair assumption, but my fiancé and I are doing just fine. If anything this proved for sure that we can go ahead and get married. What COVID-19 lockdown has revealed, imo: relationships that were on shaky ground accelerate their demise [0]. Those that were "meant to be" come out more intimate. [0] Breaking up after realizing you can't survive 24/7 together is not necessarily a bad thing.

mpfundstein 7y ago

spot on. also the lack of bars and clubs forces people to be more with themselves. seems to be pretty hard for some folks. i personally enjoy this period and wouldn't mind if the lockdown stays up for a few more months/years lol

JohnBooty 7y ago

Unless you're talking about cohabitants? Seems to me that excessive contact would ruin the strongest relationships even faster than no contact would. Yeah. Depends on living situation, really, right? Folks cohabitating in cramped living conditions 24/7, particularly in the city where they can't just easily go outside and enjoy some fresh air and open space? Yikes. I mean, even in prison they give ya outdoor time and you get to mingle in the yard. At the opposite end of the spectrum you have people living out in the country or the suburbs in houses with multiple rooms. My partner and I fall into this category. We each have our own work spaces and outside of work hours we can spend time together or we have plenty of space in which to avoid each other. Plus we can go for walks and get fresh air and some minimal social interaction with neighbors and fellow dog walkers from a safe distance. I call this "social distancing on easy mode." Our relationship is doing okay.