From an article on MSNBC about the competition and shortened fuses that can happen when both partners in a couple fall ill with the flu. As I read it I couldn't help but think of all of us who don't get over our illness in a couple of weeks. We have to continuously craft new ways of relating to our partner, and to ourselves.
It's an interesting read -- Sniffle Wars: Ailing Couples One-Up each Other
"When a partner falls ill, empathy can have an expiration date. And in relationships that are taxed or struggling to begin with, it comes sooner rather than later."
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How interesting Barbara that this issue comes up when couples have temporary illnesses. No wonder so many marriages dissolve when illnesses are unresolvable...chronic illnesses.
Today's my husband's b-day and I just wrote a post about my fortune in having such a person whose tolerance and support of my illness has been unending. Your sharing this article makes me appreciate him all the more. Kerry
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