We are lovers in a dangerous time. Thanks to the novel coronavirus, millions of people are now navigating the dating world in a society defined by social distancing, working from home and virtual hangouts.
We are forced to be apart, so new relationships must actually go through an extended “courting” phase of phone calls, video chats, maybe even a meeting in a park two metres apart.
This has markedly slowed the pace from the casual swipe right, meet up, move on. But even in the midst of a pandemic, the desire for love doesn’t die.
In the same way our brains treat thirst and hunger, romance is a central need, according to Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist at the Kinsey Institute. “Thirst and hunger aren’t going to die, and neither