Relationships not cracking under lockdown

[Crackerscheesescabbyknees]

Who's getting on with their other half during lockdown?

Just to see some positive stories that don't make us all look like Carole Baskin in training

Oh and he mopped the kitchen floor and hoovered the DCs rooms and I found out how to get the stain off the loo so we're both pretty pleased with ourselves.

Getting on very well. Older two Kids well behaved and I'm also due in two days time so its nice to have him around tbh first time I've been able to do nothing at the end of my pregnancy. He's literally doing everything and not letting me lift a finger :) so I'm getting lots of well needed rest and loving being so supported. Think he's also enjoying being home looking after us all. Just counting down the days until babys here and he gets longer than the usual 2 weeks paternity leave. Also nice to not he worrying if he will make it home in time for labour from work haha. I was in an abusive relationship before him, this is our first baby together so I'm so grateful I have him and I'm not locked up with me ex :( my heart goes out to any lady/man in that situation

In the first 18 months it would have been amazing. We would have just shagged all day and all night and got pissed. 😭😭

@Crackerscheesescabbyknees

oh I'm with him. The sensation and sound of a tea towel on a dish makes my very insides fold up

I'll say to you what I said to him. You're clearly a psychopath.

Luckily he does the loo roll the right way round on the holder thank god

I can't believe it but we are doing brilliantly.
DH works a lot of nights and then either works or sleeps in the day so I was really shitting it about having this invader in my personal time.
But it's been lovely.

We even managed to have sex for the first time in ages.

I really do bloody love him. And I actually feel really loved.

Possibly better than usual. DH is managing his temper well (doesn't always manage that) - we had a bit of an 'everything coming out' moment on Wednesday morning but got a productive discussion out of that and moved on OK.

He's also been good with domestic stuff so I'm not doing the lion's share as much.

We're both WFH, his contract might be up at the end of next week but he's prepared to drive delivery trucks or whatever in the meantime if he can't get something in his usual line (although that's not impossible). TBH, I think it helps that we are very privileged that I received a large inheritence from my grandad last year so that we don't have the underlying stress of worrying about our financial future.

And, uhm, bedtime activity is at normal-to-better-than-normal levels.

We had a rocky first couple of weeks after dh was furloughed, I had to stop doing one of my jobs (due to vulnerability) and my second job simultaneously switched to be home based and a higher workload.

We're not used to spending much time together and now have had to basically switch roles too.

We're getting there now though. Dh and dd understand when I'm working I need to concentrate and dh is enjoying spending whole days getting lost in dd's imagination. I'm extremely jealous but also happy for them both and grateful to have more time all together when I'm not working.

I have time to appreciate my dd and dh now. Sometimes I look at each of them for slightly longer than I've had time to since my maternity leave ended, I feel all warm inside and just think "I really bloody love you" 💖

Apart from a couple of minor annoyances on both our parts we are getting on fine. I like having him home and the kids think having daddy home everyday is the best thing to ever happen so arent really questioning where their friends are or why we arent seeing nanny

We’re getting on better tbh - there’s no escape so we’re probably letting things go more easily and finding ways to diffuse tension for the sake of harmony! Definitely more shagging too 😂

Ooh some of these are so lovely to read 😍
Although I'm very jealous of anyone getting more of the sexy time. I've just been told I'm not allowed to orgasm and I was not prepared for that news.

Yes I'd say we're getting on better than ever. I was worried about me, DH and the children being together 24/7 (I'm an introvert and need my own space) but we're all getting on much better than usual. I think life is just more relaxed without having to rush to school, work and all the various clubs and activities.

We're all good here, enjoying the slower pace and not rushing about. Fortunate and grateful to both be working and getting paid, to have a full fridge and to have a garden and to enjoy each others company. Making me appreciate all that we have and for that I am so thankful and know how lucky we are.

We are actually great and enjoying so much eachother's company. Is like prolonged honeymoon. We were talking we are even more relaxed than on holiday due to no plans, no pressure and chilling in our lovely garden. We cuddle on the sofa at movies sleep till late eat shit do gardening together enjoying our cats. No kids though. 15 years together 2 married.

Oh and a big factor we don't really have money worries. We definitely stopped saving but not going in minus either.

I was desperate to separate ASAP; I've been waiting for an operation, and to recover from it, so that I would physically be able to put the house on the market and move etc. Now the operation has been cancelled, leaving me vulnerable to COVID and scared shitless. Having H here has actually meant we can co-operate and get things done, like we had to pick DD up from uni and I can't drive long distances. He goes out once a week to do the shopping, gets prescriptions etc.

Whilst all that is great, being in the same room, not even able to do much dog walking to get away from him, all the beds occupied so we are still having to share a bed, well its not great BUT, I am counting all my blessings. He seems to realise that he needs to keep calm, he's furloughed so has reached his long-awaited nirvana of being paid to do nothing at home. We rub along as well as possible, and I can concentrate on my job (have always been WFH so no difference for me). I consider myself fairly lucky as some are trapped with physically and mentally abusive partners and whilst he has certainly had his moments in the past, all is calm for the foreseeable.

Getting on fine ( dh works 12 hours a day out of the house )

I've just been told I'm not allowed to orgasm and I was not prepared for that news - well, I presume there was something you wanted to share with the world then OP?!

Us! He's pitching in and we're working well as a team and enjoying the slower pace, so no complaints.

All good here, although ds and dog are getting fed up of us both 😂 dog slept in ds room last night and ds kept crawling into the hallway to get away from us today, we shut the livingroom door and he sat in front of it shouting and banging until we opened it again 😂

Pretty good here, normally dh works long hours 6 days a week while I work from home and run around after the dc after school.. I’d forgotten how much fun he is, I’m still working from home he’s doing lots of the household chores, food shopping, walking the dog. He’s not that great at getting the dc off screens but all in all having quite a nice time as a family. MIL moved in with us a few days after lockdown was announced and she’s being helpful and fun too.

We are okay. We are fairly recent arrivals to living abroad so don't know many people anyway. Social life is minimal!
We are both quite relaxed people and give each other decent chunks of time alone to read/exercise while the other wrangles the kiddos. I don't want to kill him yet

Getting on great!! Really enjoying the time together, both very relaxed!!
This afternoon was so nice just played backgammon all afternoon and drank G&T in the sun, usually at a weekend would be doing loads of stuff to catch up, now no need to worry as not at work on Tuesday!! We don’t think we will be back until at least June!!

So really just enjoying each other’s company, and of course NETFLIX 😀

All good here, we are lucky in that we are both able to WFH so haven't lost anything financially, in fact we are saving a crazy amount because we used to eat out with the kids 3-4 times a week, have lots of days out and generally fritter a fuck ton of cash.
It's made us really think about our spending .

A few testing days at the beginning but we are really enjoying the extra time together as a couple and a family. Having some lovely days in the garden and watching films in the evening.