Is he right? Or is he being over cautious?

[MyWorriedHusband]

My husband really surprised me last night.

For years he's help me realise my germ-o-phobia is irrational and I've forced myself not to let it stop me doing things. Which I'm grateful for. (I am always heavily armed with anti viral foam and wipes though)

As my main fear is vomiting. I'm pretty level headed with Covid.

But last night he caught me off guard by seeming to be a LOT more concerned than I am. And I think he's panicking but what if he's right?

He is of the opinion that we should stop any unavoidable outings.

So other than school (surely where infection is likely to come from) and work (same) we should pretty much stay in.

Am I accusing him of overreacting when he's the sensible one?

Or is not having any family days out, stopping all meals out and becoming hermits a shit way to leave for what's quite a small risk currently?

(For reference DC and I are big theme park geeks and were very excited for the UK theme parks to be opening back up in the coming weeks - he's never as excited for those days so easier for him to say they're unnecessary)

So, he's put up with you being germophobic and generally dramatic about an entirely treatable illness in this country for years and now there's an emerging pandemic but he's being unnecessarily dramatic because you want to go on theme park rides?

Mumsnet doesn't disappoint does it

Yes that's right. Thanks for your lack of help and completely not answering the question.

Well, technically he is probably right in that the more places you visit and the more people you come into contact with, the more opportunities you have to catch it... Especially at the moment when there may not yet be any cases at your workplaces or schools but people from further away could well have been exposed.

At the end of the day I suppose it's just one of those things where you will have to decide what works for your family - is minimising risk more important than enjoying yourselves doing the activities you enjoy?

It’s exactly what the Chinese govt put in place - shut everything to encourage everyone to stay at home- and this has been effective in controlling numbers and new cases are falling.
Seems quite sensible to me.

Thanks both.

Maybe I am being too blasé?

I'm so used to being the irrational, worried one and him talking me down that it surprised me to hear him suggesting such things.

I'm interested in this too, not sure if it's sensible to avoid non-essential trips outside, that seems so drastic still.

Thanks wine. Glad someone is thinking the same as me. X

I think he has a point - and I'm not an anxious or germaphobe person at all. No need to panic, but why take unnecessary risks?

I won't travel overseas at the moment because I don't want to be quarantined abroad. However, until the government say otherwise, I will continue to go about my daily life in the UK. The economy will tank if everyone stops doing things and I'd rather try and avoid that.

And I am someone who has a suppressed immune system. I'm just taking sensible precautions when I go out

He’s being really sensible. It’s very important that we minimise the risk and delay the transmission.

I think that unless there’s an outbreak in your area (or the areas you’re planning to visit) then there’s no point staying hidden away at home.

That said, I think visiting theme parks and the such would be a very daft idea at this point.

I think you should look at Italy.

Minimizing non essential trips is such a good thing to do at the moment.

It will mean that it is safer for others who have to make trips outside.

You don’t have to cut out everything. Get outside for walks.

But theme parks? Absolutely not.

Yes he seems to have the right idea.

I’m with you OP, we are just carrying on as normal until told otherwise. But I’m glad my dh is of the same mind.