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Couples Under Lockdown: New York, New York

2020/4/16
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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel
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A couple, together for 25 years and in the midst of a divorce, find themselves trapped together due to COVID-19, raising questions about their ability to coexist and parent during this crisis.

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They have three kids and their volatile marriage has fallen apart. She still hopes to rebuild. He can't get out of there fast enough. Two weeks before COVID-19 forced New Yorkers to shelter in place, they filed for divorce. Now they feel trapped. If he goes he risks not seeing his kids for weeks. If he stays he worries it will thwart his plans to finally leave. Esther urges them to think about this present time together and not about what kind of future they will have apart. 

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