“We’re literally in the middle of a fight right now.' How stress over coronavirus is leading to some serious spats
aren’t necessarily surprising. Global pandemics are inevitably high-stress times, and the thought of our health care system becoming overrun by desperately ailing people does not, for most of us at least, have an immediate aphrodisiac effect.
In practice, however, this does not appear to be the case. For some, the question of whether or not to have sex has higher stakes than others: McPherson, for instance, treats many poly couples, some of whom have immunocompromised partners who are concerned about having a slightly higher risk of infection. Most, however, are simply too consumed with anxiety over the virus to harbor much horniness.
For some couples, the stress over COVID-19 and its accompanying financial or sexual woes may be enough to drive them to call it quits. “I definitely think there’ll be some breakups,” says McPherson. “For the couples that are already at that breaking point, this just pushes them over the edge.” It’s also what happened to Austrew, who for weeks has been fighting with her husband for traveling for his job, which she viewed as needlessly risky. At a certain point, the disputes spilled over into every aspect of their domestic life, such as grocery-shopping and whether their son should attend a birthday party at a trampoline park.
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