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Will the ties that bind us, break us?

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GabriellaG54 Sat 21-Mar-20 21:01:31

I wonder whether this period of enforced cheek-by-jowel living with OH/DH/DP/other and/or other relatives, will have any negative impact on our relationships.
Will divorce rates climb or plummet?
Will cracks appear where there were none when we had our 'own space' at work or outside the home?
Will arguments bruise the love we shared and forgiveness be hard to come by if they escalate, or will we become more tolerant and companionable?
Enforced seclusion has some benefits but it's very different from choosing isolation.

This present scenario, this silence, reminds me of When The Wind Blows, an old black and white short film I saw years ago.

Stark and desolate albeit for different reasons.

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EllanVannin Sun 22-Mar-20 13:00:12

Sounds selfish but at times like this I'm glad to be alone and not have the stress of worrying about anyone other than myself ( only got myself to blame if things go awry )----apart from my family of course who've got their own lives.

If I had a husband to look after as I did, I know I'd struggle as he was a bad patient at times but back then I could go to work and leave it behind until teatime-----except when he got worse.

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M0nica Sun 22-Mar-20 21:41:50

Fortunately we have a big house and big garden and even when indoors, are usually in separate rooms doing different things.

When in the study sitting opposite each other at our big double desk, there are two screens between us and we are doing entirely different things. DH is still working and this next week his time will almost entirely be occupied with at least half a dozen skype meetings.On at least one day he will be lunching al desko.

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