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  • Oh, my gosh, It's so great to finally meet you.

  • You too.

  • You so much taller than on New O E.

  • Yeah.

  • Stop, stop, stop!

  • I hate this.

  • What is this?

  • How is this romance?

  • Things is devastating to me.

  • I'm a 31 year old single woman in Los Angeles with four cats who does not have $17,000 to freeze and store my eggs.

  • I tried.

  • Yeah.

  • I'm so sorry.

  • We're all booked up.

  • Really?

  • Yeah.

  • Coronavirus has 14.

  • A freeze frenzy.

  • Phone has not stopped ringing.

  • This'll Israel.

  • You can google it cove.

  • It has just screwed dating.

  • And look, I know it's not just singles hurting, because every couple I know is fighting like crazy, but I don't care about them because they have love.

  • You know, it was hard enough to figure out if someone was flirting with me in the before time.

  • I'm so glad they found that vaccine.

  • Y Yes, sir.

  • She's like, obsessed with me.

  • But now, now I have no idea.

  • The other day I was on the zoom call with this guy, and I totally thought we were vibing.

  • Great.

  • Well, also in the materials your way and you can let me know which one you want to move forward with.

  • It sounds great.

  • Well, it was nice meeting you.

  • It was great meeting you to have a good one.

  • Yeah.

  • Mhm O E had a meeting.

  • And I think we're reviving, driving, like, work, vibing or like like vibing by being like, like vibing.

  • What's his full name?

  • Charlie.

  • Paddington.

  • I found this photo.

  • He's so cute.

  • So cute.

  • He's married.

  • No, wait at his wedding video.

  • Oh, my God.

  • He's so sweet.

  • Oh, my God.

  • His father died last in an accident.

  • Oh, my God.

  • I'm so glad he is wear support during that trying time.

  • Oh, my God.

  • His wife's brother's house was destroyed by a flood last month.

  • Are they OK?

  • Their okay?

  • Oh, their first dance.

  • Well, I'm so glad they have each other.

  • You know that happened exactly like that.

  • With that speed with those friends.

  • That's my life now.

  • And even if I do find someone who's like legit flirting with me back dating in the pandemic comes with a whole new set of rules.

  • This guy just asked me to go for a walk.

  • Has he faced time to, you know, have you known each other?

  • At least two weeks?

  • No.

  • Has he taken the pandemic seriously?

  • Have been quarantining responsibly and got in a negative cova test?

  • No.

  • Then what the hell is he thinking?

  • He clearly isn't right.

  • What am I supposed to do?

  • Just go outside and physically stand next to a stranger who I've never even had a zoom happy hour with?

  • Everyone knows you to zoom happy our first.

  • Maybe he wants to infect you.

  • Maybe he's a serial killer hoping to use his asymptomatic status, tickle as many people as legally possible.

  • Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised.

  • That's exactly what I do.

  • If I was a serial killer, which actually, I guess isn't that different from the before time, In a way, because now we have to treat meeting up like we could potentially die.

  • But women have always kind of done that.

  • Wish me luck.

  • Did you share your location?

  • Yes.

  • Save work.

  • Sonny, Do you have your pepper spray strapped?

  • E really hope this is the one.

  • If you don't care for me in two hours, call the cops, okay?

  • Everyone has to find whatever works for them personally.

  • I stick to facetime dates have to know someone for at least two weeks know that they're taking quarantining seriously and are either in a similar isolation pod or alone.

  • And even then, I very rarely choose to meet up with someone because yes, right now our safety is threatened.

  • But we're also incredibly lonely, and our mental health is declining.

  • So the compromise between physical safety and mental health This is very delicate dance, and I urge you to find what works for you that minimizes risk for yourself and others.

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Oh, my gosh, It's so great to finally meet you.

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