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Love At First Quarantine: After A Single Date, Couple Hunkers Down Together

New Yorkers Gali Beeri and Joshua Boliver met at a dance class in March as the city was about to lock down. The near-strangers took a leap of faith and are riding out quarantine in Joshua's apartment.
Joshua Boliver and Gali Beeri decided to quarantine together in New York City — after one date.

It has been said that disasters are relationship accelerators. They can cause a spike in marriage and babies — and they can also trigger divorce.

Most of us are hunkering down with people we already had some sort of relationship with. But a few have chosen to ride it out with practical strangers.

Gali Beeri is 37 and works as an executive assistant. Joshua Boliver is 42 and creates visual effects for

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