new covid guidelines: is everyone in a non-live-in relationship still not seeing their partner?

[SenselessUbiquity]

Given that there has been no mention at all of social interaction beyond:
1 - meeting one other person outdoors at a distance of 2m
2- in the relatively far off future, being possibly able to socialise in "bubbles" with one other household thus facilitating childcare etc

basically if you are in a relationship with someone whose household or day to day life you do not share, there is no mention at all of when that will resume.

What does that realistically mean in terms of what people are actually doing?

• following the rules to the letter? for as long as it takes?
• saying "fuck it" and meeting indoors and being physically close anyway, in secret?
• somewhere in between?

Please tell me the truth. I won't tell a soul!

Non social distant contact with another household is phase 4 in Scotland which is way way down the line.

That's what I fear he might say @cherryghost - just meeting more households outdoors. What I'm really hoping he says is just a limit on visitors from no more than one household at a time. The bubble idea doesn't work for us as DS, DD and DSD all have serious partners who they want to see (who, strangely enough, don't happen to conveniently live in one household!) But one visitor at a time would be fine, we could do that.

@Greendayz I think that will only be allowed with social distancing in place for quite some time, sadly.

Why are you taking any notice of this shitshow of a government ??

Just treat your partner as part of your household

@LemonyCupcake, yep, that's what I've been doing for a few weeks now.

@mascotte yeah - mine moved in for a bit but we are about to resume our two-centre life as before

Yeah but mine lives 180 miles away. I could get done for going to see him right?

Oh, and pleased to hear that @sociallydistained 😊

@blubberball no because you can travel any distance for a day out and also travel for work -nobody is checking journeys

(Me and dp live 300 m away)

@blubberball go see him

Spoke to my partner, we are arranging for either one of us to arrange a visit/ stay, next weekend when my DC goes to stay with her dad for 7 days.

I want to believe me. It means staying over night, and my kids going to their grandparents. I better wait.

@blubberball can’t he come to you?

So, called my 'd'p, asked if I could socially distantly borrow something to help with a project I'm working on. Yeah, sure, I'll leave it out.

I arrive, knock on the window.... He's got a mate, mate's wife and their kids round...

WTAF. So that's that then. 10 weeks of zero physical contact, my MH is shot to bits which he acknowledged and we've discussed. How about that for the biggest 'fuck you' ever?

Oh no muppetry what an absolute twat. I’m so sorry you’ve wasted all this time wishing you could be with him when he’s such a prick.

Oh,@Muppetry76 that's horrible 💐

Whaaaaat?! Has he been refusing to meet you, or was it you that wanted to maintain the distance?

@wishfuldreamer No, we've both been doing things by the book - we went for a very awkward (and upsetting afterwards, for me) walk at 2m apart, 'met' in the front garden, again 2m. Nobody's been in my house since March, Same for him, minimum shopping and wfh. Lots of 'what I'm going to do to you once we're allowed' phone calls and texts etc. Just feels like a massive kick in the teeth. I'm gutted.

He's not called or messaged. No doubt when he does it'll be 'well that was unnecessary in front of my mate'.

I know a few people in long distance relationships and every last one of them has been seeing their other halves since the start of lockdown.

@Muppetry76 - what an absolute dick move...has he given you an explanation?!

No doubt when he does it'll be 'well that was unnecessary in front of my mate'

Good for you. Did you actually dump him there and then? Or just call him out for it? He deserves to be shamed in front of his mate so don’t take any of that to heart.

@Muppetry76 That’s awful, I’m so sorry xx

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/26/outside-socialising-may-be-relaxed-in-england-in-coming-weeks#maincontent

Saw this. Looks like the only socialising changes coming are we can meet more than one person outdoors. Nothing about seeing those closest to us indoors. We have to start making our own decisions, for those who haven’t already....

Today’s briefing question. I’m getting officially fucked off now!

I don't even know what that's supposed to mean.