owever, 2020 had a little surprise ready for us all: COVID-19 and the lockdown that has persisted in different formats ever since. While restrictions are loosening and countries are opening up for travel, the persistent feeling of being in a pandemic remains. The implications this has had on our dating lives cannot be understated, both in the here and now and for the future. While mask mandates are dimming and we’re starting to return to ‘normality’, daily news reports continue to state the need for vaccination and for careful
