A divorced couple cohabitated during the pandemic — and fell back in love

The forced proximity of lockdown led to a lot of breakups. But it reminded this duo why they chose each other in the first place.

Caryn Fonberg, 55 (top), and Mitchell Fonberg, 67, hold hands at their Dallas home. The pair got divorced in 2010 and later rekindled their relationship during the pandemic. (Desiree Rios for The Washington Post)
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Surrounded by family on a beach in Carlsbad, Calif., one evening in August, Mitchell Fonberg got down on bended knee.

“It’s not often you get a second chance at love,” he told Caryn Fonberg as the sun set over the Pacific Ocean behind them. “You’re the best person in the whole world, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”

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