After quarantine related to coronavirus, the number of divorces in China increased by 60% – couples were not ready to spend so much time together. It just so happens that my husband and I have been under quarantine for over two weeks. We’ve worked out certain rules – how not to annoy each other. I’m in a hurry to share, in case they help anyone.
About the daily routine. We didn’t change our usual schedules. I wake up very early, go out for a run, have breakfast, and sit down to work in my headphones as if I were not there. My husband wakes up later, says hello to me, brazenly letting himself kiss me at work, has breakfast, and goes to work in another room. We have separate lunches on weekdays, too.
About meals. To get through the doors of our own apartment after quarantine, we switched to interval meals. We eat twice a day, at intervals of eight and sixteen hours. For me, it’s 8:00 and 4:00, for my husband it’s 9:00 and 5:00. On the weekend, we have breakfast and lunch together. Since now there is no need to waste time on the road, I have fully taken over the cooking, and since I’m squeaking, I cook very healthy food. As a result, we both switched to healthy eating.
About communication. I have a very smart husband. Besides, he is a mathematician, unlike me – a full-scale humanitarian, so we know absolutely different areas and maybe that’s why we always have something to talk about and tell each other. After thirteen years of living together, it has become a tradition to share interesting information in the evening, after work, even if the work is at home.
About love as an action, not a phenomenon. It’s the best way not to get bored during quarantine – don’t neglect this opportunity, especially during a safe period. It’s also good for burning calories.
About entertainment. Closing all entertainment facilities was not a blow to us at all – we took it for granted and began to devote more time to what we have. And we have walks in the nearest park on weekdays evenings. And there are bikes for the weekend, the good season has already started and the weather contributes. Believe me, even after a couple of tens of kilometers on the bike, there is no strength or sense to fight. On the contrary – you feel intimacy and community. Actually, thanks to the bicycles my husband and I got acquainted.
Naturally, subscription to Netflix – now without it is not possible: high-quality content and self-comfort. Now we are watching the series Altered Carbon – amazingly interesting and of high quality. Again, when we watch something together, we often stop watching it to discuss what has affected us both or one of us.
About development. We read different books and watch different videos because of the differences in our psychotypes, personal interests, and professions. But all of this together does not prevent us from sharing our chosen and especially useful ones with each other. So everyone gets a quality squeeze out of what the partner has worked for. In principle, this has always been the case, and now there is a little more time for it.
For us it works, everything is good between us and we irritate ourselves only our cat – it really does not understand what this two-legged maid is now all the time confused under his feet. If you have small children, the only thing I can say: God’s help. You’re definitely not attracted to each other and probably not bored.
