The Boomerang Exes of Quarantine
When an event alters the life course of a generation, the official accounts usually have the best chance of surviving as historical records: speech transcripts from heads of state; front-page newspaper photos; in the case of a war or a disaster or a pandemic, the final body count. What often gets lost to history is how the moment in question affects the social and emotional lives of the ordinary people who survive it.
So in the interest of helping to create a robust and comprehensive historical record, I’d like to note for posterity that the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 was a time during which scores of quarantined or self-isolating people reconnected with their exes.
Life in quarantine has been challenging for just about everyone. Many people are , thanks to social-distancing practices, and they are looking for and new people to connect with. Meanwhile, and perhaps relatedly, exes around the world have been “,” sending texts
