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I Asked 17 Single Women How The Pandemic Has Affected Their Love Lives, And Real Talk, Men Don't Get Social Distancing

As if we're surprised!

Brianna Cicero

Jul 29, 2020

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I Asked 17 Single Women How The Pandemic Has Affected Their Love Lives, And Real Talk, Men Don't Get Social Distancing

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In the age of COVID-19, just about everything has been made harder. (As if we needed that, right?).

90 percent of those surveyed said that the pandemic has made dating that much harder because not only do you have to click with someone's personality you ALSO have to find someone who sees eye to eye with you on the seriousness of the pandemic. Talk about bringing politics and personal views to the forefront of the conversation!

What exactly are single ladies saying about this, though? In one word: it stinks.

1. Patsie, 27

"As soon as I decided that I was ready to date again...BOOM. COVID! I joke with all of my family and friends that the pandemic was a sign that I'm not supposed to date. I re-downloaded dating apps during the beginning of quarantine out of boredom, and it was an AWFUL idea. So many men were still asking to hang out, and they were awfully persistent about it. I deleted and re-downloaded many times since then. I have only been on one date since the world slightly reopened, and it wasn't terrible, but it also wasn't noteworthy.

Dating during COVID has been HARD. It's very hard to find people that have the same views as you and aren't just talking to you because they're bored. I recently downloaded the apps again, so we will see what happens for the 164826173th time."

2. Emily, 26

"Honestly, I'm more bored, and since I'm going stir crazy, I'm spending more time on dating apps. But the thing I'm dealing with is that I don't feel safe or comfortable meeting someone in public."

3. Kristen, 32

"Everyone has a different level of comfort when it comes to meeting new people. It's so hard to find someone that you're interested in AND on the same page when it comes to quarantine/no quarantine/masks/no masks! It has made it significantly harder to find someone."

4. Logan, 26

"At first, I was dating someone new. It completely ruined it since we were following the rules. Since, I've had ZERO action. All the apps SUCK right now, too."

5. Logan, 26

"It's basically non-existent as far as meeting new people. It seems that people are still only looking for hookups right now. But, old flings have come out of the woodwork to "see how I'm doing," and it's rather irritating actually. Like I wasn't interested then, so what makes you think a quarantine or pandemic is gonna make me change my mind?

My standards didn't change. But, where I work I get to meet new people, so honestly, you never know. It's been great to take this pause on dating with no pressure or expectations from anyone else. People can't ask you why you don't have a boyfriend in the middle of a pandemic haha"

Oh, and in case you're wondering: Twitter agrees.

Yep... this is 2020, and this is dating in 2020 during a pandemic. It's weird. It's also been normalized, so I guess it's official: the weird has been normalized, and whether or not a man will wear a mask is super telling of his character. I'm honestly not too surprised by these results, and you shouldn't be either because well, it's 2020: the year of the weird.

We used to say "if he hides you from his friends, he's not the one," but in 2020, if he's hiding you from his friends, I guess he's safely social distancing!

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

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Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

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Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

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75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “I’m high on lovin’ you.”

24. “If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak, somebody’s mistake, if you’re gonna be somebody’s first time, somebody’s last time, be mine.”

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)