The coronavirus pandemic has forced us to practice social distancing for the foreseeable future and so far it’s been a bit of a mixed bag, especially for those who have had their dating and sex lives dramatically diminished to to this enforced quarantine.
Speaking of social distancing, the GOAT team talk about creative quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic on ‘It’s Been A Big Day For…’ below:
With health officials and organisations recommending everyone to practice social distancing as a way to slow the spread of coronavirus, the number of single folk actively dating new people or looking casual (safe) sex will almost certainly take a hit for the foreseeable future since meeting randoms isn’t exactly the best method of containing the disease.
That being said, when there’s a will there’s a way and people have managed to get around the whole social distancing thing when it comes to dating. Thanks to the power of technology, apps like Tinder and Bumble (which have made it easier than ever to connect with others around the world thanks to features like the former’s new Passport feature) have now become the go-to method of romancing potential new partners while also quarantining from the coronavirus.
Hey, beggars can’t be choosers at this point.
As for the casual sex part, well, health experts (via The Guardian) would prefer that you don’t go around hooking up with new partners since exchanging bodily fluids with a random person is a coronavirus minefield and it’s been scientifically proven that having sex while practicing social distancing is next-to-impossible.
Those who are in relationships and living with sexual partners are free to bone all they want though (safely of course) since there’s far less risk of exposure (that is if you don’t have any symptoms or been exposed to the disease) and it’ll be a great way to break up your Netflix binge seshes.
Everyone else though, you’re going to have to make do with solo performances, do something unrelated to sex to occupy your time. or do something akin to this (which we still definitely wouldn’t recommend):
Having said all that, this lull in dating and sex due to the coronavirus has had an unexpected side-effect in the form of some great comedy.
Since the internet is incredibly bored these days and with dating and casual sex off the table, people have had to channel their pent-up energy somewhere and this gave birth to some glorious “social distancing pick up lines.”
Sure you couldn’t say these to someone ever since we’re all supposed to be in self-isolation, as well as the fact that pick up lines don’t really work in the real world, but they’re all good for a laugh and that’s exactly what we need right now.
We’re going to get through this coronavirus pandemic together and soon everyone’s dating and sex lives will be back to normal. In the meantime, we’re going to have to make do with video calls through dating apps or keep ourselves entertained with some great social distancing pick up lines.
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