I had two breakups in my life that were directly correlated with me getting sick.

The first one, influenza, he started looking at me differently. I couldn't do things around the house. I couldn't keep up my appearance. He never liked me the same way after that. We were living together for 2 years. Something about me being sick broke some fantasy illusion whatever for him, and he dumped me as soon as I was well.

Second, gastroenteritis, puke flu. Threw up on his blanket. He handed me a towel to use instead of a blanket and wipe up with and the next day asked if I could go to the laundromat. Also included a bunch of his dirty clothes with the blanket in the Ikea bag he had packed.

Current boyfriend and I both are COVID19 positive. I honestly did not realize that someone can take care of you when you are sick, even when they are sick. How many times I've gone to the store for Gatorade and meds, cleaned up puke, rubbed backs saying you're going to be okay, made soup, drawn baths. Never did I expect it in return. Not sure what I'm saying, but you deserve to be treated kindly when you're sick!