Anyone wondering if their marriage would last in a 24/7 quarantine situation?

[picklebarrelfalls]

My Dh works at least six days a week - long days. And I'm pretty sure that's how we've managed to last this long. When he's here, he's mostly asleep. (Yes yes, you'll be feeling sympathy for him at this point but please don't, he has staff he should delegate to but just refuses. He's a workaholic control freak, lots more to the story)

Yesterday I spent just six hours with him. And by bedtime I could barely look at him.
And it hit me.
If we get quarantined and I can't manage 6 hours, how the hell am I going to stick out nearly 400 hours with him, 24/7?

Really doesn't bear thinking about.

Can anyone relate? 😩

Advive is separate rooms so you’ll be fine

Yup. By Sunday evening, I’ve had enough. 2 weeks will be seriously testing.

Not married any more but could definitely relate when I was

I'm sure self isolate means you can wander around your garden ( if you have one )
Maybe an opportunity to dig a deep trench

No, we get on fine, like each other andcan spend time together and apart in the same house! The two weeks would be heaven.

Throws Dudsville and her DH out of my pity party

Not going anywhere or doing anything we'd be fine. It's the organising and doing of anything that seems stressful!

Two weeks would be lovely if we could send the kids somewhere else!

Oh dear this has made me laugh. I would rather have died a horrible slow death than self isolate with my ex but current husband would be ok because he will just sit on his xbox and ignore me!

It's nice to know I'm not the only one. I seem to have heard a lot of "can't wait for 2 wks off" IRL!

I'm more worried about being shut in with the kids. Going to work is the only break I get from playing My Little Ponies.

DH is soon to retire. I am going to have to take up lots of hobbies otherwise his incessant talking to himself (which includes congratulating himself on a job well done) and tapping things is going to lead to an early death.

I'd love it but I agree we're a bit odd. He'd go nuts with no fresh air and exercise though, my mini trampoline wouldn't be enough.

It's funny because my dp works away Monday to Friday and while he's away I'm fine and get on with life and don't particularly miss him. So I would think I would be the same as you..
But the odd time we do end up spending a week or two together we are also completely fine, enjoy eaxh others company and I always end up in tears when he has to leave again.
You might be surprised.

Ok with my DH, OK with DS.
Not ok with DH, DS and me together !

My parenting wouldn't.
On the upside the police would probably be called after 48hrs and someone would be carted off.

I agree with a pp, it's deciding whether to go out, where to go, is everyone ready to go etc that stresses us out. I think if there were no options on the table we'd be fine the kids on the other hand...

Lol, I think we would be fine, as we all have spaces to retreat to if needed.

Dp and I would be just great, provislding there was no shortage of food, I get horrible when I'm hungry . Books, board games, movies, sex, we'd be just grand!

But adding two bored, couped up children into the mix, different story altogether...

Domestic abuse incidents are going to rise,: I wonder if police, ambulance service and hospitals take that into account? Let alone the ever diminishing number of refuges.