It’s Not You. It’s The Pandemic. The Truth About The Relationship Issues You May Be Experiencing Now
Codependency can thrive
Before this pandemic, we got to see friends, coworkers, gym buddies – we had full social circles outside of our relationships. We had other relationships that filled the gaps that our partners couldn’t. “Now our partners are everything to us. [They must] be our entertainment — nourish us when we’re feeling sad, pick us up when we’re down, be sensitive when we’re angry. There is no way someone can be all of that, all of the time,” says Dr. Louis.