Unless you are one of the lucky few who loves a video date or virtual date, dating during the pandemic has been really ~damn~ hard. With restrictions preventing us from actually meeting up with people, we have been firmly stuck in the messaging phase for what feels like years (um, it has been over a year…). Now that restrictions have pretty much lifted, there are many people who are feeling anxious about life returning to ‘normal’, whatever that may look like. Regardless, dates are very much back on the cards. But what if you are worried about meeting up in real life after so long? This feeling has been coined FOMU—or Fear of Meeting Up—and is very common and very normal. Whether you have health concerns about COVID-19, or are socially anxious about interacting with real-life humans again, know you are not alone and you can take it at your own pace.
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