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To go out for lunch

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PrettyTricky · 14/03/2020 14:56

I swear if I have to isolate with DP for weeks, I may drink the house dry. So as a background to the question, this is how it is....

He is making our lives a misery. I'm pretty anxious about the whole thing and for a few days was being a bit doom laden too, but I've managed to pull myself out of that and am trying to be stoic and as cheerful as I can. DP is another level of miserable about the adaptations we will have to make to our lifestyle and won't accept them. He can't seem to accept with good grace that our holiday has been cancelled, instead it's being taken as a personal offence to him (apparently he NEEDS a holiday) and can't bear to stay at home and not do anything so he's going on and on about it, that he can't live like this and just wants to continue as usual. He is acting like social distancing is being put in place just to inconvenience his life. Hmm

I can barely communicate with him as I'm keen to be careful and sensible, and honestly it's driving me batshit. I totally understand he is stressed about the situation and the impact on his work and our finances which could be worryingly affected by this, but the lack of accepting the need to just stay at home and get the fuck on with it is draining to say the least.

Today he asked if we wanted to go out for lunch. I said no, it's not a good idea. Perhaps I'm too cautious, although I really don't think so. So now he's gone off to bed in a sulk like a spoilt child.

I'm looking wtwerks of months of this and I'm beginning to wonder what's worse; the virus or having to put up with this shit. To hell with loo roll, I'll need ALL the wine to get through this.Wine

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Rhubarbpeony · 14/03/2020 15:07

I think you would be absolutely fine to go out for lunch and it’s worth doing it while you can, because if this goes on for months you will regret not taking what opportunities you could.

That said your husband sounds like an arse and I don’t blame you for not fancying his company.

Isadora2007 · 14/03/2020 15:09

Why won’t you go out to lunch? Just take a day by day approach to life and do stuff while you can. Go apologise to your sulky DH and tell him you’re happy to head out for dinner- go shore up some local economy while you can!

Ratrace123 · 14/03/2020 15:12

Agree - we went out for family lunch today and have let my teens go to park with their friends as normal. Things may need to change in the future as we hit peak of the epidemic - so take precautions but live normally for now.

Strawberrypancakes · 14/03/2020 15:13

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walkingtheway · 14/03/2020 15:14

Why wouldn't you go out for lunch? I'm doing things like that as normal because in the coming weeks there is a strong possibility we won't be able to. And in the meantime I want to support businesses as much as I can.

justasking111 · 14/03/2020 15:16

From official guidance I think it depends on your age and health generally. If you are over 60 then it is sensible if young and healthy then they say the risks of serious illness or dying are lower.

crustycrab · 14/03/2020 15:21

You wouldn't go out for lunch? Why not? Are you ill?

PrettyTricky · 14/03/2020 15:26

Maybe it's me then. Maybe I'm being over cautious and should just act as normal for now. It's bloody difficult to know what's being over cautious and what's being foolhardy.
I think the problem is that we're just not on the same page about it.

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Caramel78 · 14/03/2020 15:28

There are 4 people where i live in Derbyshire with it (out of a population of 800,000) so doing things like going out for lunch etc at the moment wouldn’t faze me at all

GameSetMatch · 14/03/2020 15:35

We are going out for a meal tonight, may not get chance in the weeks to come.

AuntieMarys · 14/03/2020 16:08

We will be going out for dinner twice next week. And lunch.

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