The stay-at-home order is taking a toll on some relationships, but how is it affecting marriages in California?
Hear more from the company that put the survey together... and a local couple on how the quarantine is impacting their relationship as new parents.
SPENDING MORE TIMETOGETHER THAN EVER BEFORE.NOW -- A NEW SURVEY IS SHOWINGHOW SELF-ISOLATION ISAFFECTING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSSTHE STATE.MARRIED COUPLES MAKE UP FOR6-IN-10HOUSEHOLDS IN KERN COUNTY...ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUSBUREAU... WITH AN AVERAGE OFTHREE PEOPLE LIVING IN EACHHOME.
THOSE NUMBERS FIT THEBILL FOR PHIL ANDCALLEY COLLIGNON - NEW PARENTSTO 3- MONTH-OLD SON, LUCA.NAT POP: (BABY SNEEZES) BLESSYOU!BOTH TEACHERS... THE COLLIGNONSHAVEBEEN DEVELOPING LESSON PLANS ANDTEACHING THEIR STUDENTS FROMHOME -- SOMETHING THEY'VE BOTHHAD TO ADJUST TO.PHIL AND CALLEY SOT: "IT'S GOODAND ITSBAD.
IT'S HARD TO COMPLAIN.
WEHAVE JOBS, A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE,AND FOOD INOUR PANTRY.
AND WE GET TO HANGOUT WITH OUR BABY CHILD.
ANDEACH OTHER."A NEW SURVEY BY TRUEPUBLICSHOWS...15% OF COUPLES IN CALIFORNIA,UNDER 35-YEARS-OLD BELIEVE THESTAY-AT-HOMEORDER IS HAVING A POSITIVEEFFECT ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP.PHIL AND CALLEY SOT: "ITDEFINITELY HELPSMARRYING YOUR BEST FRIEND.
IT'SJUST EASY TO HANG OUT ALL DAY."-- "WE'REALSO NAVIGATING THE NEW PARENTLIFE SO LEARNING ABOUT ALL THATTOGETHER.
THISEXTRA TIME HAS BEEN A BLESSINGFOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT ANDSPEND TIME WITHHIM."BUT ACCORDING TO THAT SAMESURVEY...32% OF YOUNG COUPLES ARE SEEINGTHEIR RELATIONSHIPS GET WORSE.AND 51% OF RESPONDENTS SAID...THEY EXPECT DIVORCE RATES WILLGO UP AFTER THECOVID-19 OUTBREAK.KABEN CLAUSON SOT: "MANY ARESAYING IT'STHE SMALL THINGS.
IT'S THOSESMALL TASKS THAT YOU WERE ABLETO DIVIDEBEFORE, BUT NOW THAT YOU'RELOCKED TOGETHER, THOSE SMALLTHINGS AREBECOMING BIG THINGS."KABEN CLAUSON, THE C-E-O OFTRUEPUBLIC,SAYS..
THERE ARE A FEW REASONSCOUPLES MIGHT BE ARGUING MORENOW,THAN BEFORE THE STAY-AT-HOMEORDER WAS ISSUED.
BUT THE BIGONE?"IT'S SO SMALL, BUT IT'S THATDAILY THING OF THE HOUSE BEINGMORE DIRTY WHICH WASN'T APROBLEM BEFORE BECAUSE YOUWEREN'T HOME ALL DAY.
NOW WHENYOUR HOUSE IS DIRTYYOU'RE STUCK IN IT ALL DAY ANDIT'S MAKING PEOPLE GO CRAZY."PHIL AND CALLEY SAY THEY HAVEDEFINITELYNOTICED AN INCREASE IN DIRTYDISHES... BUT THEY DON'T LET ITAFFECT THEIRRELATIONSHIP.PHIL AND CALLEY SOT: "WE COOKMORE THANEVER, SO THERE'S ALWAYS DISHES.ALWAYS BABY DISHES." -- "I THINKCOMING UPWITH A ROUTINE IS GOOD TOO.
ONCEWE GET UP IN THE MORNING WE HAVEOUR DISHWASHER READY TO UNLOADAND FRESH FOR THE DAY... ONCEYOU GETIN A ROUTINE AND YOU KIND OFKNOW WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY ISWHOSE, IT GETSEASIER."KABEN CLAUSON SOT: "THE COUPLESTHATARE MOST SUCCESSFUL DURING THISTIME ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE AREALLY SET SCHEDULE AROUND HOWARE WE GOING TO LIVE THE DAY?WHEN ARE WEGETTING UP?
WHO IS DOING WHICHCHORE?"ANOTHER TIP FROM SURVEYRESPONDENTS?
IT'S OK TO SPEND ALITTLE TIME APART."THERE ARE DEFINITELY TIMESWHERE HE GOES AND DOES HISGAMES, AND I WATCH MY SHOWS, ANDWE HAVE OURSEPARATE TIME APART, WHICH ITHINK IS IMPORTANT TOO."AND WHILE THESE TEACHERS SAYTHEYREALLY MISS THEIR STUDENTS ANDBEING IN THE CLASSROOM...THEY'RE GRATEFUL TOHAVE THIS TIME TO NAVIGATE NEWPARENTHOOD TOGETHER.PHIL AND CALLEY SOT: "I THINKHE'S AT THEPERFECT AGE TO BE 'QUARANTINED'FOR THIS LONG.
PRETTY MUCH RIGHTNOW HEJUST EATS AND SLEEPS... SO,(PHIL: AND POOPS.) HAHA ANDPOOPS."SOME OF THE OTHER POPULAR PIECESOF ADVICE WERE...GO OUTSIDE FOR A WALK, EXERCISEWHEN YOU CAN, AND JUST TRY TOMAKE NORMALLY MUNDANE TASKS ASFUN AS POSSIBLE.