If your pandemic partner is getting on your last nerve, try these tips to repair your relationship

The pandemic has forced many couples into demanding new routines as they attempt to incorporate working — whether at home or on the front lines — with child care and remote schooling. The results have strained relationships across the United States.

“As the pandemic hit, we had to make a [complete] change in how we function as a family,” said Amy Nguyen, 43, a marketing manager in Brea, Calif. Her husband started working from home, and she continued going to her office a few times a week. “Juggling two full-time jobs plus two kids doing online school has really taxed our marriage,” Nguyen said.