Exactly. Some of those stories made me feel the “safer” one was kind of lucky to get rid of their inconsiderate partner, though I’m sure it didn’t feel that way at the time.
My beau and I decided early on: we will both adhere to the protocols that the most cautious of us feels safest with. For him, I have masked in situations when I didn’t feel it was that important, and for me, he has skipped certain gatherings that made me nervous (mainly where indoor dining/drinking was part of it), and each of us did this with no complaint.
When I did finally get it this May, we were able to avoid household spread by practicing that same kind of consideration. If you care for someone, it’s really not much to ask.
ETA: 6 people a day are dying in my little state and wastewater is showing relatively high rates in my county. This is not anywhere near over.
