We Asked Couples How Iso Has Changed Their Relationships

"We can’t go a single day without a difficult moment."

Relationships are hard. That's an old adage that's become only more accurate during lockdown. For at least two months now, many couples around the world have been confined to their homes every single day. It's an unprecedented sociological experiment, with outcomes that are only beginning to emerge. It seems divorce rates in China spiked in March, although most articles cite just this one report. Meanwhile in the UK,The Telegraph found that divorce rates were down "contrary to popular belief."

To get a small taste of how couples are actually feeling, I contacted a few friends. These are young-ish people from around Australia, and all live in major cities. I asked them about their competing needs for closeness and privacy, and how their relationships have changed after two months of living in each other's pockets.

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