She also realised that the pandemic had veiled some truths about her new partner from her, and that he wasn’t as independent and financially secure as she had initially thought. Being confined at home meant that usual measures of these traits weren’t as easy to spot. For instance, she had assumed that her boyfriend worked full-time with a flexible schedule, but later realised that he was only in part-time employment, a fact that she hadn’t picked up on due to him working remotely.
