Married to Covid Police?

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Just that...anyone else married to an ever vigilant and controlling official??

I think my boyfriend was on the slippery slope but a few eye rolls and FFS from me has made him pipe down. I can imagine it's hellish!

God, I couldn’t. My brother is one and has just been up in arms about me meeting my dad in a London park after not seeing him for six months, because he had to drive three hours to do it. It’s well within the rules but it’s irresponsible apparently.

My brother and his wife live in a countryside village that has never had a single confirmed case of covid, but my god have they loved living in a covid-fear cocoon over the last year. They won’t even go to the local shop.

Getting to the end of my tether...eye rolls and ffs haven’t worked, he’s found his niche. No teenagers in shop, even alone and with mask. Monitors every conversation in case we’re in secret plans to subvert his obvious superior understanding of the rules!

I’d probably just crack on and ignore him if he wants to live in fear for the rest of his life.

@SmidgenofaPigeon I do try but it’s soul destroying

@SmidgenofaPigeon glad you got to see your Dad

I live with one of these. It’s been hell. We are both vaccinated now and he has to go to work which had helped. Things have eased and now he kind of turns a blind eye to things. For example he has extreme rules re unpacking shopping, hand washing, wiping down. It can take him over an hour but he now leaves the room and I can do it snd he just doesn’t ask.

There have been times I wondered if our marriage would make it and was clear that if some of the behaviour carried on post vaccination he had to get help.

You definitely have my sympathy OP. Do you think anything will change once he has a vaccine? It must be very difficult.

@MaryGubbins yes I too wonder sometimes if we’ll make it through.

@SmidgenofaPigeon he’s been vaccinated, think it might ease once he’s back to work and we can -do whatever we want- relax again

That sounds awful. Monitoring conversations Have you suggested he gets some counselling?

DH and I roll our eyes at next door having yet another BBQ but I'd be aghast if he actually contemplated ringing the snitch hotline.

He needs help then I suspect. I think I there’s going to be a huge wave of people diagnosed with covid anxiety after this.

And not being at work has made it worse for a lot of people. Neither me or DH never had the option as we’ve been at work all the way through. I really think for some people it’s easy to lose perspective when you’ve cocooned yourself away, like you think if you go ‘out there’ you’re inevitably going to get/spread covid.

@SmidgenofaPigeon Absolutely agree. The people who have stayed at home have ended up in a covid fear bubble, I'm seriously worried about the MH of many going forward. Going out to work everyday has helped my life feel normal, the only downside is no pub to celebrate Friday!!

@userxx oh the pubs!! I’m pregnant now but still can’t wait to have a soft drink in the pub

[quote SmidgenofaPigeon]@userxx oh the pubs!! I’m pregnant now but still can’t wait to have a soft drink in the pub [/quote]

I'm ridiculously excited. Can't wait to get in the local beer garden and people watch whilst eating amazing food cooked by someone else!!!

I think this pandemic has brought out a lot of peoples true natures and it’s like a genie out of the box

Oh yes I have had a few friends like this. Thankfully one has recognised her behaviour is not normal and she is living in absolute fear. She has just started counselling and is on medication from the doctors. I am one of those who have worked through out all of this in close proximity to people (which is part of the job). I am vaccinated now but I do fear for those who will struggle to leave their cocoon. My friends husband is Covid Police....she is contemplating divorce as it was just another part of his controlling behaviour. I cant wait to get to the pub!

Mine spends ages analysing the data and telling me all about it. Sky news should pay him to bore the nation. Bloody expert on Covid, covid vaccine, spread, policy, laws...
Just wash up or hoover the floor ffs.

Not, however Covid anxiety is one of the main methods the government has used for compliance.

Could not give a monkeys really, from last March through to now. No worries about the situation, all the phobics racing around in masks, news programmes all on one track, papers alike, one theory after another. Done nothing really different (both of us) Worked through most of it whilst others hid behind the settee, or ran for cover. Still here, still paying bills, still doing the do.

So basically, no. Too much phobia and crankiness all round really for me.

DH isn't really the COVID police, as it were, but I do have to tolerate his regular hourly updates on the number of cases, latest advice, lists of symptoms, etc. He just has a deep-seated need to feel like an expert on things. It's endearing, if infuriating