Mine lives with his wife and preteen son, and it definitely seems like he's been affected by it. In responding to something I said yesterday about the days blurring together, he said, "It feels like what should be some of the best times of our lives are just slipping away." Meaning that he felt that way, too. I lamented about my daughter not being able to truly enjoy summer (for example, her camps are being canceled, the pools we belong to are remaining closed), and T said (half-jokingly), "What about my summer?"


I do feel like the pandemic has made him more empathetic, as it's something he's dealing with along with his clients. He seems more caring and supportive lately. Softer, in a way (he tends to be, as he put it, "caring, but not warm and fuzzy"). More humble. He doesn't joke around as much as he usually does. He's also said he feels bad that some of his clients are struggling so much, and all he can offer them right now is teletherapy (he doesn't plan to start seeing clients in person until August at the earliest). And I can just sense sadness coming from him. I think he was wiping away tears at something I was saying yesterday (not the first time since pandemic started), and that's not like him.


I'd imagine it would be even worse in a T who is living alone...