How has COVID-19 affected your dating and social life? In the world of cyber on-line dating, were we ready to take all of our romantic and non-romantic relationships online?
I was just coming out of my shell and going out dancing, to movies, and getting invited to social activities. Now, new and old friends are back to texting, social media, and video chat. Without the going out dancing, I'm getting celluite. I have to dance along to videos. Maybe 'll pick up some new moves.
As far as dating goes, my relationship was already mostly texting. I never thought doomsday survivor pro and expert gunmanship would be on my list of dating material, but apparently I've lucked out.
On the plus side, we realized that you can use the ebay labels from your store and put your packages in the mailbox without having to go to the post office.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I choose not to date or actively hunt for a partner, so this situation is not affecting my life in that respect. It's cold outside and I live in a small town, so there isn't much to do anyway. In a month or so I will be busy trying to make things bloom in my yard, so good enough times are ahead. Having lived a life full of more than my fair share of hardship and strife, a little boredom is pleasure.
Deb57
Level 8
Mar 23, 2020
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"A little boredom is pleasure."
Those words really resonate with me. I will take some time to process that. Thank you.
How has COVID-19 affected your dating and social life?
For me, no difference. Living in a state with an all but absent population of atheist (a requirement to meet my standard for acceptable (dating) relationship) I really don't have an outside of work social life.
NoMagicCookie
Level 8
Mar 23, 2020
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I think I'm in the same boat you are. I was just starting to get my confidence back about dating. I was just starting to enjoy meeting new friends. I was starting to build a satisfying single life, then wham.
Seminarian
Level 7
Mar 23, 2020
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Adversely. They're really wanting to us to further restrict our social and public interactions here in Colorado. Stay in. Only go out once per week for groceries (or better yet have them delivered).
After telling my girlfriend we should not see each other for a bit until this is under control (bunker up) she broke up with me. I feel I am being responsible for helping to limit the spread of the virus. She feels abandoned. Which I get. It's a terrible, shitty situation.
TrailRider
Level 7
Mar 23, 2020
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Look at the positive side for a moment. We all have a built-in excuse for avoiding people we don't want to be around without hurting their feelings. 'In every cloud'..
Silver1wun
Level 7
Mar 22, 2020
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Maybe a better question, is, how do you plan to trust someone(for the long haul) whoms knows they can just find another you or maybe 'even better' by simply jumping back online and dating again?
AnTwanSr
Level 5
Mar 22, 2020
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1of5:
This holds true for no matter how you meet someone...met in a bar, just go to another bar.
@Wangobango3 Both! It's a gift and a curse without balance!
@Wangobango3, @1of5 I disagree but partially agree. Some people are hardwired to do some kind of likable, or lovable, routine. Two people that match in that way, make it on, to the dying day.
Well, sometimes we meet people and seem to have a good connection/ attraction initially. You probably don't get to start to really know someone until that 2-3 month mark. Then you're like, wow, I can't really work with one-paycheck-from homeless and never would have thought that about this person when I met them.
@1of5, @UrsiMajor Whoa! That was deep, but I get what you're saying. The thing is when you meet that potential you both should be into each other enough to find out things very quick. in other words total dedication until you know its a Yea or Nay. Coffee Meets Bagel built there business model around this.
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