How to rekindle your relationship after a year of WFH
Many couples have come to a standstill, after months of sharing a limited space, day and night. It's time to reignite the flame
Have you grown apart after months of being glued together?
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Relationships have been sorely tested during the pandemic. Therapists report a huge rise in requests for couples’ work and lawyers cite a noticeable increase in queries about how to instigate divorce or separation.
But it’s not all bad news. A survey of 2,559 parents carried out by Harry Benson for charity Marriage Foundation last November found that, while nine per cent of couples reported their relationship had worsened, 20 per cent said it had improved. Benson concluded the UK lockdown hasn’t created the divorce boom many had predicted.