Over the past year, there is no doubt that the ramifications of the pandemic — isolation, fear of contracting or spreading COVID, and financial instability, to name a few — have put a strain on relationships. However, despite this, eharmony’s annual “Happiness Index” study finds romantic relationships actually got stronger throughout 2020. According to the study, despite all of the challenges of 2020, nearly 60 percent of couples report their relationships have gotten even stronger over the past year. So much so, that 39 percent of couples say their sex lives also improved during 2020, and 36 percent of those surveyed say their relationship had a positive impact on their mental health. To learn more about the “The Happiness Index: Love and Relationships in America,” visit eharmony’s Happiness Index 2021 page.