Love in these Times of Involuntary Separation

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It’s 4am and I am awake, sitting up in bed with my eyes illuminated by the light coming from my phone screen. I am on a video call with my partner, sleeping beside me are our children. On her side of the world, it is 10pm. We catch up on the events of our different days, in-between jerky network reception that often causes frustrations and unnecessary arguments. Eventually, we say our goodbyes, my day about…