Couples under lockdown: New York, New York

Esther Perel • April 16, 2020

They have three kids and their volatile marriage has fallen apart. She still hopes to rebuild. He can’t get out of there fast enough. Two weeks before COVID-19 forced New Yorkers to shelter in place, they filed for divorce. Now they feel trapped. If he goes he risks not seeing his kids for weeks. If he stays he worries it will thwart his plans to finally leave. Esther Perel urges them to worry less about what kind of future they will have apart, instead to just get through this time together.