There is a saying in my native language that goes like “The true test of a relationship is you 2 being quarantined together.”

I tested positive the other day. My boyfriend tested negative (he’s also fully vaccinated, I was scheduled to have my second jab on Monday) but that doesn’t matter, we both need to stay in the vacation house we’re at longer than planned. To top it all off, as a negatively tested person with a close contact to an infected one, he needs to isolate away from me. Meaning effective immediately, he was to sleep in another bedroom, we use different bathrooms, do not eat together and I try to not be in the living room when he’s there.

Ladies, he’s been so sweet that it’s freaking hard to not go over and plant a kiss on him. He makes great dinners and fixes me a plate every day, then he loads and starts the dishwasher. He asked me if there’s anything I need because his mom is getting us groceries tomorrow. Side note, I have lost my sense of smell and almost my entire sense of taste, so I don’t really feel like eating or thinking of groceries, simply because nothing tastes good to me 😂 yet he still puts effort in spicing and prepping the food, because if I’m lucky I could feel a tiiiiiiiny bit of flavor. He tries inducing my sense of flavor with different foods and snacks.

He comes up by my room window and talks to me through it, always checking up on my health or whether I need something. He sends me cute animal videos and brings me hot chocolate (a very strongly flavored one so I can detect a very weak taste). He filled up a bowl of candy for me, taking out the ones I don’t like and adding more of the ones I like. He sends me air kisses and says he can’t wait to hug me again. 🥰🥰🥰 I’m lucky to have a very mild case and with him taking care of me, this just feels like a prolonged vacation.