6 Reasons & 4 Tips For Dating During Covid

Being single has never been more difficult than during this ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has left us alone. Human touch is an essential foundation for our emotional and physical health. Covid fatigue is now kicking in as a survival instinct to ward off depression. If you have been myself By the end of this wrap-up, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. That’s why it’s actually an excellent time to safely meet someone new.

Dating during Covid has made dating apps more effective than ever. If you didn’t want that before, try online now; it’s pretty much your only option. I strongly recommend it. Videoconferencing has become mainstream for communication. Just try to purchase a webcam; you will find that it is like toilet paper, a necessity that is difficult to obtain. But your phone’s camera is all you need to video chat with a potential date via a dating app. Typically, you’ll know within the first three minutes of meeting someone whether you want to continue getting to know them.

6 reasons to use a dating app now:

1. You can date in the safety of your own home, which you should make more comfortable.
2. Catfishing eliminated, and you can see exactly who you’re talking to via video chat.
3. If you’re not interested, it’s much easier to just click “End Video Chat” than to get up and leave in person.
4. You can plan multiple dates in one evening. (Ladies, make sure your hair and makeup are done less often.)
5. There is no check to pay.
6. You don’t have to wear high heels, ladies.

4 Tips for a good video date:

1. Enlightenment is everything. Put some effort into making sure you look good on camera.
2. Don’t complain about Covid (or anything else). The purpose of a date is to have fun together. Be positive; energy is contagious!
3. Make sure you have several video dates before you decide to meet in person. Find out if you have commonality and if not, don’t waste your time.
4. Do not allow your first in-person date to take place in one of your private homes. Even if you feel like you’ve gotten to know someone, you haven’t. Meet in public.

You have no excuse to sit home alone, feeling sorry for yourself. Even if you don’t think you’re ready yet, try downloading Hinge, Bumble, or Match. It’s fun to ‘shop’ and see who is walking around. In a normal year, most people go online to find love just after Christmas, so this is the perfect time.

When things first shut down in March, I was lucky enough to get out of town and go to my brother’s beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Delaware is one of the safest places to be. I was able to go outside, walk and exercise daily as a natural antidepressant. I’m actually quite good at it being alone and sometimes even really prefer it. But as the weeks went by and I was no longer able to touch another human, I really started to get used to it. You normally hug your friends and family when you see them and you see people quite regularly. There is nothing normal about completely isolating yourself. It’s actually very unhealthy. My best friend invited me to her house for her birthday in May. When I arrived, I asked, “Can I hug you?” She replied, “You can do better!” It was so comforting just to have dinner with her and her nuclear family.

You may not even realize how much you really NEED a relationship. Human touch and emotional connection are essential for healthy survival. Wouldn’t it be nice to end this pandemic with a new relationship based on commonality and not just chemistry? That is the advantage of meeting via video first.