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Coping with Relationship Fatigue Too Much Time Together Makes for Tense Moments By: Harvard Health Letter Cutting each other some slack and setting ground rules will help. There’s such a thing as too much togetherness at home, no matter if you’re with a romantic partner, an adult child, a grandchild, or a friend. “Because of the pandemic, we’re frozen in place with people, but we aren’t meant to be in the same space all day long,” says Dr. Robert Waldinger, a psychiatrist with Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital. Keeping the peace starts with understanding why you
may be getting on each other’s nerves. Then you can try following a few rules to get along better.
TENSION BUILDERS Many factors may be contributing to the tension you’re experiencing. Stress. “We’re all under an enormous amount of stress, the result of the pandemic as well as the political and social climate in the United States. It’s scary, and the anxiety is affecting relationships. We’re all sadder or more anxious and on edge than usual,” Dr.
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