Dating during Covid

[JD001]

Dating (in person) will be impossible in the UK, I think it's off for about 6months.. unless you want chaperone Police officers...

[DarkPira7e]

What's wrong with just keeping in touch through Skype or something? My wife and I talked online for 6 years before dating. 2 years later we got an apartment, 1 year after that I proposed.

If she's wife material, don't be divorce material; show her that you'll be around for the long term and "dates" won't be needed.

[Impureclient]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

What's wrong with just keeping in touch through Skype or something? My wife and I talked online for 6 years before dating. 2 years later we got an apartment, 1 year after that I proposed.

If she's wife material, don't be divorce material; show her that you'll be around for the long term and "dates" won't be needed.

I appreciate the advice but waiting something like 6 years is no go lol. I've known her for roughly 8 yrs and now just started seriously talking right before this apocalypse all went down.

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by Impureclient

I appreciate the advice but waiting something like 6 years is no go lol. I've known her for roughly 8 yrs and now just started seriously talking right before this apocalypse all went down.

Ok so that's fair enough. You can still decide to be "dating" without physically being together for a time. Depending on your age, one or both of you will be off to college more than likely, which will be a huge test. Think of this as an early trial

[Ultramaroon]

Lonely and quarantineonlydotcom do not rhyme.
#theinternethasruinedeverything

[Impureclient]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

Ok so that's fair enough. You can still decide to be "dating" without physically being together for a time. Depending on your age, one or both of you will be off to college more than likely, which will be a huge test. Think of this as an early trial

lol, I stopped going to college more than 20 years ago. I am 43 and she's 40!
Just needed some ideas but it turns out, things are moving along smoothly considering the situation.

But you are right though. If we were twenty somethings at this point in time at that age, probably already have thrown caution to the wind.
It would be hoping after what we already did that neither passed anything on to one another. 20 year olds are invincible!

[p1l0t]

I mean if you really are that concerned about it you could both just not go out for two to four weeks and then just do everything together... but if you've known her for 8 years you might be willing to go down with the ship anyway. If you're both young it probably* wouldn't kill you anyway unless you have weak immune systems. I don't keep any distance from my girl...

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[Impureclient]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I mean if you really are that concerned about it you could both just not go out for two to four weeks and then just do everything together... but if you've known her for 8 years you might be willing to go down with the ship anyway. If you're both young it probably* wouldn't kill you anyway unless you have weak immune systems. I don't keep any distance from my girl...

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There are so many factors involved in getting this. Your current health, past medical issues, age, location from others infected, smoker or nonsmoker, the general weak immune system you said, etc.
I am golden for all that which is why I still am working at our job sites, which has almost no contact of another human by at least a good 20 feet at all times or they are at least inside.
I mean anything can happen to anybody. I also can't vouch for her too yet, still learning. I trust her judgement and she seems hesitant so I am following her lead in that regard.

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by Impureclient

lol, I stopped going to college more than 20 years ago. I am 43 and she's 40!
Just needed some ideas but it turns out, things are moving along smoothly considering the situation.

But you are right though. If we were twenty somethings at this point in time at that age, probably already have thrown caution to the wind.
It would be hoping after what we already did that neither passed anything on to one another. 20 year olds are invincible!

I totally misunderstood your first post and thought you were 16 or 17, not 18 yet...

you're both adults, go hide in the woods together and don't worry about the flu. If you practice good hygiene and both are smart about where you go and how you treat those adventures, nothing will become of it.
Use this time apart to set up ideas for future plans and maybe get to know her ideas about romantic ideations. It's a unique opportunity, if she really likes you, she's not going to leave your side at this point. Especially at this age, people stop being fickle after they turn 30 and realize that patience is a powerful tool.

You're doing just fine by the sounds of it

[Spuds]

Does any of this remind anyone of the Tali'Zorah romance sequence in Mass Effect 2?

[Atmo]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

I totally misunderstood your first post and thought you were 16 or 17, not 18 yet...

you're both adults, go hide in the woods together and don't worry about the flu. If you practice good hygiene and both are smart about where you go and how you treat those adventures, nothing will become of it.

I misunderstood too.

In my dating days, if I found one that had future prospects, I'd ask her to travel somewhere romantic for a few days. It's an effective way to learn if you're compatible when living in close quarters day and night. It can be expensive depending on venue but ultimately cheaper than finding out the longer, harder, dating way whether you'll be compatible long term.

Still, I'm getting a weird feeling that he might be coming off as a little desperate and if there's something desirable women dislike, it's lack of confidence. Maybe I'm wrong, but if she doesn't want to travel to, say, a nice Airbnb on the beach (could be a 2-bedroom b/c gentleman) for a long weekend, I'd back off for awhile and let her decompress, she sounds tightly wound.

[Impureclient]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Does any of this remind anyone of the Tali'Zorah romance sequence in Mass Effect 2?

"Press O to stop mingling" No I will not press O

[Impureclient]

Originally Posted by Atmo

I misunderstood too.

In my dating days, if I found one that had future prospects, I'd ask her to travel somewhere romantic for a few days. It's an effective way to learn if you're compatible when living in close quarters day and night. It can be expensive depending on venue but ultimately cheaper than finding out the longer, harder, dating way whether you'll be compatible long term.

Still, I'm getting a weird feeling that he might be coming off as a little desperate and if there's something desirable women dislike, it's lack of confidence. Maybe I'm wrong, but if she doesn't want to travel to, say, a nice Airbnb on the beach (could be a 2-bedroom b/c gentleman) for a long weekend, I'd back off for awhile and let her decompress, she sounds tightly wound.

You guys have that Covid thing happening around you also, right?

[Atmo]

Originally Posted by Impureclient

You guys have that Covid thing happening around you also, right?

Not yet.

OK, maybe camping with a new tent not made in China? BLM are open for that.