The world is going through a Pandemic and it is an understatement, but 2020 is beating all the records for being the worst year ever. Some people are stranded away from their loved ones and some people are quarantined together. But everyone is trying to get through this trying their best.
For couples who are stuck together, the first few weeks might have been a total honeymoon phase. But as the lockdown kept getting extended, the patience level to bear with only one face every day started to diminish.
Globally, the divorce rates have increased, domestic abuse cases are touching the sky, and couples are just breaking up left and right. Guess all I want is you and Netflix sounds good only in the movies after all.
We are no relationship experts, but here are a few tips that you can use to keep your love boat sailing during global crises (You can thank us later).
1. Practice social distancing
The only solution to Corona can also be a great way to keep your love strong during lockdown- Social Distancing.
With our without a Pandemic, giving your partner their space is one of the most important pillars in a healthy relationship. We are not asking you to keep your hands off each other (please be with us).
Spend some time apart while being together. Be it a different room, a separate workspace, a different corner, or just different sides of the bed for a change. Love birds are ultimately humans and we all love our boundaries, some me time and just enough breathing space.
2. The Netflix battle
If your partner agrees to watch your suggestion at one go, you do not need this article, you have found the perfect one.
But if you are like normal couples and spend hours arguing about what to watch, then dividing the day’s technique will work for you.
List down all the genres, try finding the common shows/movies that you both like, then move on to designating days for veto power. Wednesdays could be a date night with the classic Notting Hill and Saturdays could be a crime thriller marathon and in normal times. Sundays are meant for outings we bet you miss that bad but worry not, you can enjoy timeless travel movies to satisfy that travel bugs in you.
Lay down the Netflix rules when you are binge-watching together. It is also perfectly fine to watch different shows separately at times too.
3. Divide the chores
It is interesting to see so many couples fighting over dirty dishes and dusty floors. Most of our house helps are not available during the lockdown and we have suddenly realized that a lot goes into keeping the house livable.
Divide the work according to your preference and keep shifting the workload every three days to avoid the monotony. If she is cooking the dinner, he can wash the dishes and if he is mopping the floor, she can do the laundry.
The chores are not going to end, both of you have to work out the system to get through it without killing each other. On some days, if your partner has had a long day working from home, be a little considerate, and do their share of work.
Little things can go a long way for couples, even if it just means folding the laundry or filling the water bottles.
4. Don’t overdo the social media
We know you are mindlessly scrolling through every social media platform all day. The whole world is stuck inside their houses, you will only see a rising number of corona cases, workout videos, banana bread recipes, TikToks, or Dalgona coffee in different variations.
Try and restrict your screen time as much as you can because social media can and will take a toll on your mental state. Fix a time during the day, when you both will keep your phones aside and just have a chat with a cup of tea/coffee/hot chocolate/wine and pretend like you are on a date.
Replace the social media time with something more productive, romantic, motivating, or just relaxing.
5. Sex it up
With a rise in the number of condoms in India in the past weeks, we do not have to explain this point to you. But, what we will tell you is to get creative in bed and spice up your bedroom shenanigans.
You have the whole house to yourselves, make good use of the time, and the props.
Try not getting intimate just because you both are bored, make efforts to have fun together, even when you are not going out, get dressed in your sexiest outfits and finish the leftover bottle of wine. If all the tricks in the book get exhausted, you can always resort to ROLE PLAY!
6. Have a schedule
During the initial days of lockdown, we all slept in the morning, woke up in the afternoon, and had our breakfast as lunch. But now that it has been 3 months, the vacation needs to get over.
We need to form a routine for this lockdown to keep ourselves productive and sane. If you are working from home, fix the hours where you are completely going to devote to work.
Allot some time to household chores, eating, working out, reading a book, and sitting with your partner or just relaxing.
Once you have a schedule line up, you will wake up with a better mindset and will not get agitated with your partner out of boredom or crap sleeping cycle.
7. Cook together
Cooking can be therapeutic to a great extent. If you decide to cook a dish together, not only will you devote your time to creating something, but you will also have a delicious meal to devour for dinner. There are too many recipe videos on YouTube for you to recreate.
Pick an exotic cuisine, get the supplies, and make that pasta from scratch. Cooking together is considered to be a great intimate activity that brings the couples together.
It also means that you divide the load of cooking from one person’s shoulder and save a lot of time. You can even get naughty in the kitchen if that is your thing.
8. Learn new things together
Treat this Corona Virus pandemic as an opportunity to learn new things and make the best out of the time given to you. There are too many webinars, online courses, books, and videos online to develop a new skill.
If you are not motivated to do it alone, pick something that you can both learn together. It could be learning Yoga, a new language, a new software, a new cocktail recipe, or even salsa.
This will help in building the companionship among the partners and can be an excuse to be close to each other without having to push a conversation.
These were some of the tips that you can follow if your partner is starting to get on your nerves during the lockdown. The most important thing to keep in mind is to be patient and empathetic towards each other feelings.
A lot is going on in the world and if you are not mindful about your partner’s state of mind, you will not be able to work it out peacefully.
Stay home and spread the love!
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