From GNB.
Watching what is happening with the pandemic in the Maritimes things are looking fairlygood (compared to the rest of the3 country) except for the one hot spot in Edmonston NB and at the moment it seems to be improving. NB has a large number ofactive cases but new positve cases in recnt weeks has been quite low. Let’s hope things continue to improve so we can move back to yellow ans hopefully open up a Maritime Bubble. A Maritme Bubble for spring and summer would be such a great thing so we can do a little travelling and have a Maritime staycation and visit family and friends as well.
On a side note concerning the pandemic, being around your tue love 24/7 may be a little tense at times. I found this article and thought I would pass it along just in case you may need a little breathing room.
How To Deal With Being Around Your Romantic Partner 24/7
Bronwyn Singleton, a Toronto therapist who works with individual clients and with couples has this advice.
Schedule time apart:
“It’s quite paradoxical — we’re complaining about social isolation, and yet people who are sequestered with loved ones can’t get enough privacy either,” Singleton said.
“It’s probably the first time that I’m actually recommending that couples actively spend less time together,” she said. “That’s pretty unusual counsel in my business. But I think, for many of us living in close quarters, familiarity [can cause] people to become irritable.”
If you’re both working from home, work as far away from one another as is possible. Go on long walks separately. Schedule time for yourself to watch a movie alone, or to chat with your friends.
And you don’t need to have actual plans in order to spend time away from each other. Having a few nights a week you spend together, and a few that you each spend doing your own thing, can actually be really helpful for your relationship
Talk about it
It’s a weird time. Because you essentially have no choice but to spend all day, every day with that person, you might feel like you can’t talk about it. But it can actually help a lot to communicate about the constraints you’re feeling.
Remember to be considerate
“This sounds very boring, but be nice,” Singleton said. “Double down on your manners.”
Before you leave all your dishes in the sink or complain that your partner left the light on, think about how you would treat a beloved roommate. Would you start a fight with them? Or would you just tell yourself they’re probably under stress too, and do the dishes promptly?
Take care of yourself
We know you’ve heard this one before, but it bears repeating because it’s true: you won’t be a good boyfriend or girlfriend or husband or wife or romantic partner in any sense if you aren’t making sure you feel good as an individual, too.
“You’ve really got to take care of yourself and your own physical and mental health so that you can show up as your best self in your relationship,” Singleton said. This is always true, but it’s especially important now, when there are so many stressors on everyone.
