mellanthe

I’m sorry to read everyone’s stories. I hope you all stay strong, and that you’ll be reunited in happier times soon.

I’m in a similar situation – live apart from my BF. We were together when the news of the UK lockdown came through. Realistically, with our accommodation and jobs being how they are, moving in together last minute was never an option for us. He’s more optimistic on when it’ll be lifted. It sucks because he’s been furloughed, and I’m still busy, but we do get to talk every day, and do lots of fun things ti make up for it, so it’s not all bad. But it doesn’t replace being together.

I’ve already stayed apart from my family for months so as not to pass on the bug – I work in healthcare so it’s a big risk. I had to self-isolate recently and lost my sense of smell, so odds are that I had it and luckily didn’t pass it on to any of them because I wasn’t seeing them.

I’ve had friends cancel weddings, others who are engaged and now see no point in organising things because you don’t know when things will lift, or which vendors will be around. I’ve had friends recently have babies – what a scary time to bring a baby into the world.