30. Dating in a Panini Press: Day 365
On this week’s episode, Chatrice and Luis welcome Brian again to talk about the past year of COV1D and dating/relationships. We heard from you Courting Cuties: y’all described in 3 words this past year of dating and relationships. Our duo and Brian talk about their words to describe their dating and relationships this past year, therapy during the global panini, and assessing comfort while dating this past year. Courting Cuties, is who you are now in terms of dating and relationships your new normal or will you return to yourselves?
Time Stamp
2:34 - Weight gain this past year
5:02 - My body is powerful, don’t care what the scale says
6:43 - Proud of body being strong, body appreciation
7:07 - Adulting thing of the week
8:50 - Shout out for the culture
12:38 - Main Topic
13:53 - COVID has rewritten the rules and standard of dating
13:37 - NPR has hashtag called #TheMoment
14:43 - The moment we realized COVID was read
22:57 - Corona Virus is ruining my dating life
23:18 - 3 words to describe your dating experience during ‘rona
25:02 - Hosts and Brian talk one or three words to describe their dating/relationships this past year
26:34 - COVID was a time of migration for many people
30:34 - Emotional, exhausting, and exhilarating (re: the last year of dating for Brian)
31:39 - Spending time alone/with yourself when you are not living your busy lifestyle (Brian)
32:21 - The loneliness people experience during this past year is real
34:29 - Realizing you want a relationship which was different than before the pandemic
35:53 - Therapy during the pandemic
42:09 - Ghosting a therapist
43:32 - Last time at the gym was a year ago
44:30 - Assess comfort and value during this time with dating
45:11 - Pressure of covid, safety, and implementing rules during COVID
46:39 - Conflicts and contradictions while dating during COVID (dating multiple people, being safe)
48:22 - Safety beyond COVID while dating
54:00 - Getting the vaccine
58:58 - A nurse’s persepctive on getting the vaccine
1:02:27 - We have put bad/worse things on our bodies, we can get the vaccine
1:05:36 - Is who we are now our new normal in terms of dating and relationship? Or, will you return to who you used to be with dating and relationships?
1:11:20 - if you can date during the global panini, shouldn’t this be easier after it?
VIDEO: Love in the Time of COVID-19 (by John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk6lwUR8cfA
ARTICLE: What a year of dating during the COVID-19 pandemic in Seattle has been like (by Amy Wong, Seattles Time) - https://www.seattletimes.com/life/masks-shower-curtains-and-endless-messaging-this-is-what-covid-19-dating-in-seattle-looks-like/
ARTICLE: People Share #TheMoment They Realized The Pandemic Was Changing Life As They Knew It (by Wine Davis, NPR) - https://www.npr.org/2021/02/28/972281960/people-share-themoment-they-realized-the-pandemic-was-changing-life-as-they-knew
ARTICLE: Dating in the time of COVID-19 (by Amy Dusto, John Hopkins School of Public Health Expert Insights) - https://www.jhsph.edu/covid-19/articles/dating-in-the-time-of-covid19.html (quote from Laura Murray, PHD, a clinical psychologist and senior scientist in Mental Health)