This research aimed to investigate marital emotional interdependence during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative research was carried out, in which two men and four women, all cisgender, heterosexual, married, cohabiting and childless, were interviewed. The content analysis method was used in its categorical-thematic approach. Five main categories and one subcategory emerged: repercussions of confinement on conjugality; helplessness during the pandemic; physical closeness and emotional intimacy in the couple; interdependence and emotional dependence; and emotional support in the pandemic. The category repercussions of confinement on conjugality was further divided in the subcategories changes in mood and behavior and marital challenges in confinement. It was found that the search for intimate emotional support and that the emotional interdependence between the members of the couple were intensified due to the helplessness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was observed that confinement led to challenges and transformations in marital life, with an increase in conflicts, restriction of individuality and impacts on the couples sexual life being observed. Furthermore, it is noted that the emotional intimacy between the partners increased, which consequently provided an increase in satisfaction and the strenghtening of the marital bond.