5 Tips Helpful In Maintaining Healthy Relationship During Quarantine

We are living in a world where we are all busy pursuing our individual dreams and careers. On a normal day, spending some quality time together is probably the biggest struggle for relationships. But did you ever think that you will spend every waking minute of the day together?

These times are really testing;especially because anxieties and stress are on the rise because of the pandemic and its economic repercussions. Thanks to the quarantine and social distancing directives, couples are now finding themselves in a position for which no one ever gave them notes! With drastic change in the situation and the dynamics, even the couples who love spending time with each other need to make special efforts to keep the relationship going.

So how can you keep maintain a healthy relationship with quarantine in the equation?

Acknowledge each other’s coping mechanism

Everyone is experiencing stress, not only because of the health crisis but also because of worries on several other fronts like job, sustainability, finances, etc. We all cope with anxieties in different fashion. While some of us are extremely articulate in expressing our feelings and prefer to talk it out, others prefer to bottle them up and channelize the feelings into activity. It is important to acknowledge the coping mechanism of your partner even if you do not quite agree with it.

Give each other the well-deserved space

Togetherness is the key to any healthy relationship. However, from time to time, it is important for partners to understand the importance of giving each other some space. Some alone time tends to breathe in some new perspective, whether it is spent reading, watching movies, napping or even for a walk.Couples can explore spending some time alone in separate rooms to do things which soothe them as individuals.

Keep Negativity at bay

It is said that one negative thought can have up to three times more impact than a positive thought. With the news, public discussions and even internal discussions at home feeding into the negative bias, people are more susceptible to harbouring negative thoughts. It takes only a small amount of time for negative thoughts to translate into negativity in action. During the trying times of quarantine, it is all the more important to keep negativity at bay because it will highly affect your partner as well. As couples, it is advisable to be aware of each other’s negative bias and to actively counter it with positive discussions.

Stall big arguments

All couples have differences of opinions. During the normal times, an argument could have sorted out things; however, given the current situation of heightened anxiety, and argument may lead to rage and big fights. It is therefore best to stall big arguments and actively make an effort to not pick up such topics of discussion which may heat up things. If you and your partner differ in your opinions about things, it is advisable to agree to disagree on matters or better still to not go there at all.

Visualize positive future together

The best way to combat the worries of present is to fill your mind with the dreams of a better tomorrow. If couples spend time with each other to visualize happier times together in the future, it can help them bond better. Anticipating and visualizing happiness in the future gives couples the much needed hope and helps re-establish the purpose of togetherness.