Dealing with ups & downs during pandemic

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Pandemic
Andrew Welch

We all love our significant others, and both of you want to avoid the relationship ups and downs involved in the global pandemic. After several weeks of isolation, you might find that all that extra togetherness is overwhelming. How do you maintain harmony and not drive each other crazy? Wedding Affair brings to you a few things you can do to keep the time peaceful and happy.

Maintain Your Self Care Routine

Self-care is essential. With everyone’s schedule changed, it’s important to establish and maintain some kind of a routine. Sticking to regular sleep hours, waking up on time, making the bed and getting dressed each day. Eating nutritious foods is important too. Scheduling breaks, such as a midday yoga video or mediation session, can break up the day and help partners stay grounded.

Keep The Work Limited

For couples who are working at home, it helps to set boundaries between work hours and time spent together. The anxiety caused by the pandemic may tempt some people to lose themselves in work, particularly people who invest a lot of their personal identity in their professions. They might miss the routine, the meetings, the structure that go with that.

Pandemic
Ben White

Make A Plan

Sit down with your partner to discuss everything that’s on your plate, and make a plan for how you’re going to handle it as a team. Create a shared calendar with all of your tasks and responsibilities, and carve out specific times for when you’re going to do them. Have a brief weekly meeting every Sunday to anticipate the week ahead. Schedule and map out as much as you can. A quick meeting at the end of each day to discuss the plan for the next day also helps. There are so many things that we can’t control now, but it can feel soothing to have a plan for the things that are in our control.

Be Intentional About The Time Spent Together

You’re probably spending more time together than ever before. As much as you love your partner, this can quickly lead to tension and frustration. Set some healthy boundaries. If you’re both working from home, carve out separate work spaces. If you can close a door between the two of you, that’s ideal. Try to give each other space during the day. If you can, limit your verbal communication. Try texting instead. It’s normal to need alone time. Be creative about how you can carve out that time. For example, maybe you can trade off taking the morning shift with the children so you give each other the chance to lie in bed alone for a few precious moments.

Pandemic
Alvin Mahmudov

Be creative with date nights. Sticking to (or starting) a date night tradition can bring some much-needed joy and anticipation into your relationship. Try visiting a museum online, reading a book to each other or cooking an elaborate meal together.

Work Together To Keep Kids Occupied

Kids sequestered at home during the pandemic create another whole dimension of family togetherness, along with overwhelming stress, especially when one or both parents are trying to work from home. It can be all but impossible to do work, attend video meetings, help kids with home school lessons, and deal lovingly with their emotions and behaviors. Couples should plan kids’ days in advance when possible, and ensure that each partner is taking an equitable amount of time to keep children occupied and content. Thank us later for this.

Also Read: Fitness routines apart from good ol’ Yoga

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