'I Come Up Short Every Day': Couples Under Strain As Pandemic Upends Life At Home
Couples are struggling to redefine their own roles as they look to navigate a pandemic that has upended many aspects of domestic life.
Like many married and working couples first confronting the pandemic, Bianca Flokstra and Victor Udoewa tried to go on with their lives as normal.
Flokstra continued to work full time, while taking care of their kids, aged four and two. She also handled most of the housework, while her husband helped from time to time. It didn't work.
"Those first couple of months were really hard," Flokstra says. "There was ... a lot of fighting. A lot of tears."
The pandemic has upended many aspects of domestic life, and that has brought new attention to one of the most enduring disparities between
