Lockdown brought Jack Fleming and Laura Swales closer together
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The past year has been a powder keg for relationships. Couples who don’t live together have been forced to either stay apart or move in together due to lockdowns.
And all couples have been tested by being stuck indoors together and cut off from friends, colleagues and distractions. It has forced many to see their relationships in a new light: either for better or for worse.
Some have realised that they are no longer suited to their partners, resulting in a rise in break-ups and even divorce. Co-op Legal Services saw a 42 per cent increase in couples seeking divorce during the first lockdown.
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She added: When we re younger and less realistic, it s often much easier to experience the spark, which can become elusive later on in life. Likewise, at the start of our journey to find love we haven t yet had to experience our limitations, which means you may be more open to trying new things and creating opportunities for yourself. Whilst there s a good argument that we can only experience real love when we ve fully grown into who we are (and remember, everyone is on their own path to find this); some of the ways we approached dating as a teenager can be beneficial to revisit.
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So, Boris Johnson has presented his roadmap for bringing the country out of lockdown and back to normality, and once again it’s a case of delayed gratification – especially for single people.
According to the PM’s four-step plan to lifting restrictions, casual hook-ups, one-night stands and other casual ‘arrangements’ remain on hold until May 17, at the earliest.
Johnson stressed this timeline will be subject to review and could be delayed depending on vaccine rollout, a rise in Covid cases, and new variants.
So, if you’re looking to have legal, state-sanctioned intercourse – mmm, sexy! – with someone outside your household in your home or theirs, you may have to wait another three months minimum.
READ MORE I wish I could have sat him down, and Tamara. I feel terrible, I went against complete girl code. I went behind her back.
Expert Quinn said personality and sexual attraction are both important when it comes to finding a new partner.
She said: Getting married at first sight means that you already have huge expectations about the future of the relationship. Without knowing one another beforehand, the couples will have built up a picture of what the other one is like in their minds. Believing that the other person, and the relationship, is going to be perfect sets you up for disappointment later down the line.