With the COVID-19 outbreak still causing inconveniences to everyday life, it may feel impossible to meet someone without facing the risk of catching the virus. In the case of couples, they may face significant obstacles in their relationship due to social distance and quarantine.Â
It is, however, not impossible for them to maintain a happy and healthy relationship. Molly Ireland, a psychological sciences professor at Texas Tech, said that it is possible to keep a relationship going even when people are separated. However, she said there is a certain extent to how this works.
âPeople who live alone, especially when they are not touching anybody, not even a shoulder bump or hug and lacking physical contact, will have their feelings of loneliness and isolation magnified,â Ireland said. âThere is really no substitute for that.â