Humour is hot, Covid baggage is not: Pandemic may have changed dating forever
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Humour is hot, Covid baggage is not: Pandemic may have changed dating foreverBy Sara Aridi, New York Times
Last Updated: May 10, 2021, 05:47 PM IST
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Eons ago, romance often involved dinner and a movie, a few drinks in a crowded bar or a goodnight kiss intimate experiences the pandemic abruptly replaced with social distancing, mask-wearing and the threat of catching a deadly disease.
Simply put, dating in 2020 was “really scary,” as Monica Zahl, a graduate student in Brooklyn, said recently. “There’s nothing less sexy than, like, risking your physical well-being.”
Sara Aridi, The New York Times
Published: 09 May 2021 12:28 PM BdST
Updated: 09 May 2021 12:28 PM BdST Boundaries. Meaningful connections. “Covid baggage.” Here’s what dating will look in a post-pandemic world. (Cécile Gariépy/The New York Times)
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Simply put, dating in 2020 was “really scary,” as Monica Zahl, a graduate student in Brooklyn, said recently. “There’s nothing less sexy than, like, risking your physical well-being.”