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Why It Is So Difficult to Let Go of Love During the Pandemic
Is your relationship struggling and are you wondering how you could possibly let go of love during the pandemic?
Times are incredibly difficult right now and making a big move in any direction seems daunting. Letting go of love is difficult in the best of times, and now here you are, miserable and wanting to let go, but struggling to do so.
There are many reasons why it’s harder than usual to let go of love during the pandemic. Understanding them might help you get the strength to make a move so that you can be happy!
#1 — Relationships make you feel grounded.
I have a friend whose husband died last year. We were just discussing what the hardest thing has been for her. She said that not being in a relationship has made her feel less grounded, less sure of herself in the world.
When we are in a relationship, we have someone who we know is always there for us, even if sometimes it’s not in the way we want. My client was very unhappy in her marriage but she was happy that she was part of a pair because she didn’t come home to an empty house, there was someone to cook for, there was someone to talk about her day with. Not having that has made her feel a little bit like she is floating around in the world without a…