Fab news for single parents and those living alone !!

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52988840

I’ve no one to form a bubble with either. Parents are extremely vulnerable, best friend is already seeing her extremely vulnerable mother so can’t see others, friends round them corner are also shielding. Other friends have their families to see etc.

Good job I like my own company!

Otherwise it’s just even more exclusive and difficult. Think one other household is fine and that’s what I’ll be doing.

Movinghouse2015

Does your partner live on their own? If so they can join your household under these new rules.

It's a minefield for people who have divorced parents.

Been seeing my family for weeks now, sick of it. The whole thing is preposterous.

I suspect the purpose of it was to allow single people to fuck rather than for people to see their parents. Unfortunately the government is so far out of touch to not realise that most people who don't live with a partner are not the only adult in their household and the majority of those who do live alone are either single parents or widowed and therefore more interested in seeing family than a non-existent partner.

It can't just be about what's allowed, there has to be an element of risk analysis personally.

I agree. That's why I've been seeing my family even though it's not allowed.

Oh why couldn't it just be two households in a bubble regardless of numbers

Do we think the other household WILL isolate if their bubble person/family develops symptoms though??

BBC very clear that it can be single adult plus another household any size.

Yes we would 100pc isolate
I have an only child so not only can I see my sister and bil, she can see other kids and play properly

BBC news just said one adult can form a support bubble with one other household of ANY size. All very confusing as this is totally not what CW said. I imagine everyone will use their own judgement and suspect that much of this is already going on.

@tootyfruitypickle

BBC very clear that it can be single adult plus another household any size.

That's the Guardian's take on it too. Though I think they only have as much info as we do at this stage, until the detail document comes out.

I’m really pleased with this. My ex hasn’t had my Son since lockdown because of his job, I’m looking forward to a bit of moral support from my parents.

We’ve felt really isolated and my social media has been full of families already mixing and going on outings together. It’s nice to have permission.

My DH has said this is going to be worse than the where to go for Christmas 🎄 dinner arguments when announced. Looks like he was right.

So bloody happy about this. I can see my partner again.

So a single parent can bubble with another single parent potentially.

But the children of both those single parents can have been seeing their other parent this whole time. So that is a potential bubble of at least 4 households really.

That’s not including if the non-resident parent then lives with another parent who has children who visit another household and so on.

I thought it was single adults livng alone can mix with one other household. I don't remember him saying they could be living with kids.

So relieved about this, of course common sense still needs to be used but it means people living alone will no longer be totally isolated.

Could be great news for single parents needing childcare

It's not about anyone being able to see someone they love, it's about one single person who has had no/ no adult company throughout lockdown being able to have that now. Not for teenagers to see their boy/girlfriends!!

Looking at the news apps I think it is households with single adults only meeting as all the mention of meeting another household of any size is now gone!

I am going to be choosing my parents.

They're far more important to me than a fuck. The guidance said "ONE of the households forming a bubble should be a single person/single parent to a child under 18".

It's clearly to solve the tricky legal issue of sex between consenting single adults being technically illegal...

I haven't touched another human being since the 12th March. Can't come soon enough!