L.A. Affairs: We had one date before the coronavirus shutdown. Now what?
LA TimesA week before the coronavirus shutdown, before I knew we were on the brink of the apocalypse, I reloaded Hinge, a dating app that claims it’s “designed to be deleted” because you’re so likely to meet your match, though my reasons for repeatedly deleting it have been due to disappointment as opposed to contentment. Lifestyle L.A. Affairs: How being alone during coronavirus helped me make a real connection Instead, trying to remain positive about the coronavirus isolation, I created a quarantine bucket list. “I realized my bike tire is flat, plus the forecast predicts rain later today.” Well, I do own a bike pump, I thought to myself, and the forecast didn’t predict rain until the evening. “To be honest, I don’t think the CDC would approve of us hanging, maybe we should wait until this blows over?” He agreed.
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