Unhappily Ever After: Can You Avoid a Covid-19 Induced Divorce?

Dry cough, fever, and shortness of breath. Health officials have beaten this trifecta of symptoms into our heads to help us know if we might have contracted Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Many of us fear developing a severe case, one that will lead to us needing life support or worse — death. Knowing the symptoms has us evaluating random coughs, second-guessing our normal indigestion, and even imagining feeling feverish after a trip to the grocery store. It’s no secret that we are on edge as time in isolation stretches on, making our fearful behavior a new normal.

What’s even scarier for some of us is another set of symptoms that emerged since the outbreak sent us indoors: Little-to-no teamwork, feeling emotionally unsafe to really talk, and a desire to be stuck inside with just about anyone other than your spouse right now are symptoms that could signal that a separation or divorce is on the horizon. Luckily, relationship experts know that you’re climbing up the walls inside your home. We know that you have been bickering and even having blowouts (some of them are even getting physical) at the worst possible times. We are aware that you are sneaking online to search for a potential place to move into when the quarantining is over. And yes, we know that you are risking exposure to coronavirus to make an…