Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
The Australian Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Nat Rev Urol. 2020 Oct;17(10):547-553. doi: 10.1038/s41585-020-0365-1. Epub 2020 Aug 20.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting social changes that were required to slow the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) have resulted in lockdowns across many countries and led to substantial numbers of people being quarantined. For single people, their opportunities to meet a partner were completely lost. For couples who lived apart, this meant that they were not able to see their partner for many months. However, by contrast, for cohabiting couples, lockdown meant that they were forced to spend 24 h a day with each other, and perhaps their children or housemates, for months at a time. As lockdowns have loosened around the world, the possibility of a second wave arises, and lockdowns are being reinstated in many regions. The prospect of potential long-term lockdowns means that adjusting to this new normal in relationships is an important consideration. In this Viewpoint, three specialists in sexology and psychology discuss the effects of lockdown on intimacy and consider how it can be considered an opportunity as well as an obstacle for making love in the time of corona.
新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）大流行以及为减缓严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2（SARS-CoV2）传播而采取的相应社会变革，导致许多国家实施了封锁措施，并导致大量人员被隔离。对于单身人士来说，他们结识伴侣的机会完全丧失。对于异地居住的夫妻来说，这意味着他们好几个月都无法见到伴侣。然而，相比之下，对于同居的夫妻来说，封锁意味着他们被迫每天 24 小时与伴侣在一起，而且可能还要与孩子或室友一起生活好几个月。随着世界各地的封锁措施逐渐放宽，第二波疫情的可能性出现了，许多地区又重新实施了封锁。潜在的长期封锁的前景意味着，适应这种新的人际关系常态是一个重要的考虑因素。在这篇观点文章中，三位性科学和心理学专家讨论了封锁对亲密关系的影响，并探讨了如何将其视为在新冠疫情期间进行性爱的机会和障碍。
