Covid-19 Causes Quarantines – It Doesn’t Stop Divorce
While the impact of Covid-19 is being felt by people globally, it is having a powerful impact on couples and divorce. For so many married couples, these past months have been extraordinary – not because of the tragic way in which the world has shutdown and so many people have gotten sick or died – but because of how couples have been forced to spend almost 24/7 with one another. For many, if not most, married couples, normal times consisted of either both spouses working during the day or one working and the other caring for children. This daily routine gave each spouse breathing room during the day so that undercurrents of problematic patterns had at least a temporary daily break for a few hours. Covid-19 has created an unnatural change in balance for marriage couples. For those who relationship was solid before Covid-19, the change is challenging but manageable. This article will explore the impact of Covid-19 on couples who were at the brink of divorce.