Hell, maybe the pandemic has even beengoodfor your relationship and its kind of throwing you for a loop.
Whatever it is, you might be wondering if your experience is normal.
If you’re free to relate, youre definitely not alone.
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(Some responses have been edited and condensed for clarity.)
Youre struggling more intensely with relationship problems.
Youre anxious about fast-tracking your relationship.
But without the pandemic, I think we wouldnt have moved in together for at least another year.
This is an unprecedented time and it calls for different measures.
Youre fighting more than ever.
Youre handling being apart just fine (and youre maybe kind of worried about it).
But those arent the only feelings coming up right now.
I guess well see.
You’re feeling more appreciative of your partner than ever.
This list isnt all doom and gloom, I promise.
Youre craving alone time.
Youre thinking about your ex.
Nope, this isnt a pandemic phenomenon limited to the singles out there.
Which wasnt true at all.
Once I was done being emotional, I knew I was romanticizing him.
You might not even be comparing your ex to your current partner.
Its not like I miss him.
Quarantine makes us do wacky things, I guess.
You’re feeling gratefuland guiltyto even have a relationship.
So theyre feeling very lucky and dont want to rub it in their single friends faces.
Or youre annoyed at the assumptions people make about how lucky you are to be in a relationship.
Of course, theres a flip side to this.
People can easily perceive, Oh, that person is so lucky, says Jamea.
I feel for my single friends, but they dont get it, says Lauren.
I dont want to whine about my struggles because I know they think beingmarriedright now automatically makes things better.
But Im jealous of my friends who live alone for this.
The grass is always greener.
Youre mourning the temporary nature of the situation.
Youre slacking on the couple stuff, tbh.
I feel like we don’t have a chance to miss each other.
Youre pausing future planning.
You’re exasperated by the differences in how you and your partner are handling the pandemic.
Youre dealing with various partnerships getting thrown out of whack.
Youre pretty sure youre going to break up when this is over, but youre sticking it out.
So some people are just…postponing it until later because theyd rather not deal with it now.
Or youre closer than ever.
Youre learning how to be a better partner.
Pay attention to whats coming up for you and your partner.
