How Long Distance Ruin My Relationship, Romantic Relationship Advice

MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO Right now, were all coping with a lack of contact with the people we care about. And for couples, quarantines and selfisolation might mean experiencing new kinds of distance. Maybe one partners gone to take care of family for the duration of the pandemic. Maybe two people in a longdistance relationship have no idea when theyll be able to travel to see each other again. Or maybe a couple lives within driving distance, but the consequences of possibly spreading the virus are too high to risk it. Therapist and Maybe You Should Talk to Someone author Lori Gottlieb, MFT, who works with couples, is hearing it all. In addition to her regular clients, Gottlieb is receiving letters from tons of couples who are trying to figure out how to cope with the current climate. While the stress of a pandemic is definitely putting relationships to the test, she says its also allowing us to see our partners in a new lightand that when this is all over, we might come out of it with a greater sense o