Are you going back to not seeing your Dp?

[HugeAckmansWife]

In local lockdown. Can't / won't live with DP so now back to not seeing him for god knows how long. Personally I'd not care, he lives alone and works from home and I'd like us to just keep going as we've been up to now with evenings at mine and meals out etc but he's very rule abiding so doesn't want to. I remember a thread on here during April about how people in our situation were managing, so just wondered what people are doing now? (also we can't bubble as am doing that with my parents for childcare).

Unless you're in scotland you don't need to not see him

Pretty sure I read today it doesn’t apply to partners living apart

It doesn’t apply to partners living apart in Scotland too.

Indoor meetings in Scotland are banned, except for tradespeople, grandparents and couples not living together. www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-54159291

I’m assuming the OP is in a particular lockdown county but her partner isn’t....

We both are (NE) . I thought it was you can't mix outside your household other than support bubble.

I remember being on your thread back in April, I'm in the SE so not on lockdown (yet) but I too thought it was only support bubbles who could still meet in England in locked down areas. I believe Scotland have made the exception for couples, and i wish Boris would do the same. I think we would continue to see in another this time around although I'd find it very difficult as I'm a bit of a worrier!

I don’t understand why couples that don’t live together can continue to see each other as normal, as it seems infections are rising within private settings so it seems to contradict the goal of lowering infection rates

Don’t get me wrong, it’s obviously beneficial for mental health etc.

Can he not form a support bubble with you?

No, I'm bubbled with my parents for childcare reasons.

Ah well informal childcare is now except from the rules so you could unbubble with them and bubble with him

Although I think that means your parents can look after the DC but not spend time with you...

Its all ridiculous. We've decided to meet out and about anyway, so SD but at least together

news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-social-distancing-rules-relaxed-for-couples-in-established-relationships-12079505 is this leading to saying we can meet indoors if locked down? Sounding a bit positive..

We can bubble together because we’re childless, but already decided we won’t be separated this time. We need to be in different cities at least some of the time for work, but we will see each other. Three months apart was really hard and I can’t do it again.

I should say - I know that people have LDR all the time, I have too, but this wasn’t the same. Nothing to distract me or other social activities to do. It was awful.