Nowadays, be it anywhere around the world, divorce, and breakup rates are increasing like anything. People are no more believing in the constitution of marriage or happily-ever-after concepts. A sort of culture is being formed wherein couples are not thinking from the long-term perspective. Call it modernism or the violation of the traditional culture, we are now moving towards a society that is quite liberal and broad-minded. Some orthodox people in the society may call this kind of evolving culture an end to a good or beautiful world. While some flexible-minded people would think that they are now getting justice for the oppressed and suppressed sections of the society who tolerated bad marriages throughout their lives.
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So, let me tell you a story of a young couple who were just married for 2 years and decided to take a gap year when the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world. This young couple was in their early 30s when they got married. They had a good beginning with elderly parents living with them in a joint family. Things were going smooth till the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic as the couple lost their jobs due to the lockdown. The couple had ailing parents to look after and also a huge loan amount in the bank that they had to repay.
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The couple decided to take a break from their marital life and lived apart for a year. As there were no additional responsibilities for the couple who were childless, they mutually agreed to get back as one once they got jobs and again became financially settled to at least pay for their living expenses. The couple went back to live with their parents and searched for jobs eagerly. On the weekends when they had a lot of free time, they would reconnect with their friends and also spend time on their new hobbies.
The couple decided to keep in touch through calls and messages but they refrained from meeting each other because that would make them emotional to get back together again without focusing on their career and interests. Throughout the pandemic, the couple kept themselves engaged with things that interested them the most. Because they were apart, they started recalling the moments when they had a blast and fun while being together. The couple made photo albums of all the memories that had come in the form of amazing pictures.
They grew fonder of each other and also started understanding each other well by staying apart. They recollected the reasons why each one of them acted in a particular way during stressful times. As they were not living together physically, they imagined ways through which they will ensure to live happily whenever they get back together. Although they were bound by the institution of marriage, the planned separation of a year helped them come closer in terms of understanding each other well.
Thus, it can be said that at certain times and in a few exceptional cases, even an opportunity can be found during stressful times.
