The important components of close and well-standing marriages are that individuals see their partners as accepting, peaceful, understanding, happy, caring and supportive of each other. In fact, a good marriage can be summarized as partners being able to meet their own needs. But even though everything is good, sometimes problems caused by external factors can affect the marriage. The presence of external stressors such as unemployment, economic difficulties, and the current pandemic creates an environment where it is more difficult for partners to respond to each other's needs. When spouses face external stress, they may unintentionally communicate in overly critical or argumentative ways. In addition, in periods when external factors are effective, spouses tend to blame each other and have difficulty listening to each other's concerns and understanding each other's perspectives. This reduces the spouses' satisfaction with their relationships due to demands and expectations that cannot be met over time. But in this article, let's look at the problems experienced during the pandemic period.
Divorces Are Increasing
It has been observed that divorces have increased during the pandemic period that came with COVID-19. Couples who have to spend time together all the time reflect their stress, negativity, and depressive moods to each other because they cannot get rid of the negative energy they have by spending time outside, socializing, or in the way they are used to. This situation has led to spouses harming each other and therefore disagreements.
Financial Difficulties Challenge Marriages
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, people who can maintain good communication, support each other and Couples who can be sensitive will likely stay together and feel more connected as they get through the difficult period. However, couples who have difficulty communicating and supporting each other effectively will feel less happy and will likely be more likely to separate or divorce.
At the same time, poor and low-income couples are at higher risk for marital distress and dissolution because they are more likely to experience greater losses and difficulties. Return to COVID-19 according to scientific data Even before marriage, low-income couples tend to separate more often. As a result, the quality of pre-pandemic marriages is also being tested during the pandemic period.
Social Isolation Weakens Family Ties
Social distance and at home Staying home is one of the keys to reducing the transmission of COVID-19, but these protections impact couples' and families' visiting routines. While couples normally visit each other's families, families are visited less or not at all during this period. This situation can lead to weaknesses in couples' family ties and family values.
External Stress Factor Turns into Anger at Home
Since the pandemic process is an external factor stress, this situation is often reflected inside the home. Since couples at home are often unable to do this in a normal way of expressing emotions, stress turns into anger and turns into destruction between couples. In fact, the underlying problem of anger appears as a tense mood and stress. In such situations, couples can ensure that emotions are reflected positively by expressing stress, expressing fears, and explaining tensions openly. This is a healthy psychological emotional transfer.
The Pandemic Process Kills Sexual Attraction Between Couples
One of the most important factors that keep marriages alive is sexual life. If sexual experiences can be enjoyable and satisfying during the marriage process, marriages can become stronger.
Sexuality is experienced more willingly and passionately in the presence of renewable sexual energy. However, this energy may decrease during the pandemic period. Although one of the factors that negatively affects this energy is stress, different problems can also negatively affect this energy. Psychological relaxation is very important to have renewed sexual energy. Before the pandemic, on an ordinary day, couples would be in different environments, stay away from each other for a while, and engage in the process of socializing and relaxing with different activities. However, after the pandemic, not being able to spend time together at home, socializing, or communicating with different people deprives people of all these relaxation processes.& nbsp;
What Can Be Done to Prevent Your Marriage from Being Badly Affected During This Period?
Giving negative and destructive reactions to negative situations caused by external factors Instead, positive and constructive reactions should be given. Couples:
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Ignoring occasional critical remarks
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Forgiving hurtful behavior
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Adopting the partner's point of view
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Avoiding expressions such as blame, hostility, or humiliation
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Communicating in ways that are typical for successful marriages By setting up
they can conduct their marriage as they wish during this pandemic period. Marriages also work strongly when fun activities are done together and positive experiences and memories that increase sincerity and closeness are shared.
Footnote: Both spouses must adopt these behavioral models.
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