My mum is in her late 70s and lives alone. She has a close 'man friend' who lives around the corner. They usually spend lots of time together, going for walks/pub lunches/meals at each others houses. Not long before the lockdown they had been on a two week holiday together.
They are now both social distancing (separately), and being very careful. Mum is getting food delivered and is only going out for short walks. She is very active and good at keeping herself occupied, but as this goes on I'm really worried about the effect on her mental health.
I suppose my question is, although I know it's against the rules (and they are sticking to the advice), how/why is it different to if they lived together? If they are each social distancing, what's the risk of seeing each other? I'm just struggling to understand the logic of the rules.