We’re Dating But Don’t Talk Everyday – Should I Be Worried?

When stay-at-home measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID went into effect earlier this spring, something weird happened to our sense of geography. This had particularly brutal consequences for people who had been enjoying the giddy, touchy-feely early stages of a romance. But over the following weeks, as social-distancing protocols set in, the texting communication between Barcelo and his Bumble friend went from a steady stream of check-ins to a slow trickle of memes and occasional jokes.

When the coronavirus arrived, many people involved in romances that were just starting to materialize found themselves thrown into what felt like an involuntary long-distance relationship—and then watched their promising new fling sputter and slow down, in many cases to a complete halt.

Imagine this: You’re newly dating someone — going out to dinners, flirting over text, wondering if it’s too We call it ‘HQ1,’ and her apt is ‘HQ2.

Another part of many people’s lives that’s facing adjustment – dating , especially with social distancing becoming so important as a way to prevent the spread of illness. So what’s the best way to start or keep a relationship going while trying to stay healthy – to even try to date at a time like this? To talk about this, we reached out to two people we like to check in with to talk about such matters.

Thank you both so much for joining us at a distance, I have to say. Hearty fist bump to you both. You’re a very social person, I think you’ve made that clear. How are you coping with social distancing in your relationships? And I took a pause, but I have just sort of pick up things and had a date this afternoon that was a walking date around the lake, 6 feet apart. It went fine. And – well, what about the – one of the things I said – I mentioned you write about manners a lot.