The pandemic situation has introduced a lot of new habits among almost every person, some annoying and some pleasantly acceptable. During the lockdown or even when the lockdown was not there, the covid disaster has though taken a lot from us but few things happened nicely to us also. However, to understand the importance of relationships, this was not the correct way. But it’s okay to face such a horrible condition and yet keeping oneself calm. The toll over deaths and the frightening trauma when somebody struggles with the hospitals and beds were the scariest part. But above all, this time has enabled every person to understand the value of their relationship. Those who never talked for years initiated to give at least a call to them. People started to think over the ways of living they had been adopted. People started to think of doing something for those in need. This pandemic has enabled the course of thought that shifted from self-centric to caring. Every person, from elderly to kids, from wealthy to poor, from salaried to the businessman, everyone has realized the worth of life, money, health, relationship and all that they have. So is the case with the couples. The couples have to spend more time with each other more than they use to in pre-covid time. They have observed their relationship in a new outlook, which had both positive and negative effects.
The Positive Effect on the Couples
Spending more time with each other, the couples had realized the true value of their being together. Staying at home has enabled them to observe the hardships, both had to face alone and cope with. The ladies have recognized the efforts of their partners at work. And so the male counterparts also realized the small but rigorous chores their ladies had to do and that without each other’s support. The couple has started to respect each other more and help each other and share the load. So many memes are circulating with wives complaining that the lockdown has doubled their workload. But to a contrary, most couples have realized the importance of sharing the load.
Children have become usually the responsibility of the mother only. The father escapes with the excuse that he is not present at home. But this pandemic has given the opportunity to the fathers and experience the troubles and tantrums of the children. This has enabled the outlook of shared parenting and to realize both the parent, their collaborative responsibility towards the children. Children are only one such part, many other parts of the family responsibilities need to develop a cumulative responsibility of both partners. This has increased the respect in each other’s eyes, which both had missed earlier.
Sharing, caring, and spending time together has enabled the couples to get more time for romance. This situation has ignited the spark once again in the couples who had forgotten to give each other quality time like they had started their relationship. Once again they have adopted a habit of wooing and teasing with small hugs, kisses, or just holding each other’s hands. This pandemic has realized every person, the value of life and to those especially who came up with a struggling phase fighting with the virus. Even if one had to face the quarantine period, the other partner took the charge of the chores that usually they were not aware of. This situation has made them realize how hard one’s work can be.
Being spending more time with each other has made the couples come up with more future planning together which otherwise they didn’t get the time to do. They shared ideas, emotions with each other and with a respect, allowed their partner’s creativity to uproot.
Negative Effects of Pandemic
The negative effects were for those who didn’t look up their relationship with an opportunity to improve their lives. Some of the couples also had worsened their relationships by longing for the me-time rather than by expanding their love with the we-time. The pandemic was a tough time for those also who lost their partners. The lives of many have been shattered by the untimely loss of the most beloved one. Many couples had a hard time with their relationship because of the anxiety, frustration, and depression that crept into their lives due to the ‘always being in the home’ situation. It would have a difficult time for those also who did not get any support from their partners.
Conclusion
We have learned a lot from the awing situation of the pandemic. No matter what the situation is, we are in an age of reviewing our relation once again. The virus has taken a lot from us but we need to cope with the hardships and hold the hands of our loved ones firmly and face all the challenges together. We all have to say that no virus can break us apart.