What does dating look like in a pandemic? – The Philadelphia Tribune

Dating is confusing and scary enough but imagine what it’s like navigating those waters in the middle of a pandemic. Some daters are going along swimmingly while others are drowning without a lifeboat in sight.

“Our daters have been on a roller coaster this year, let me tell you, but our most recent research and surveys indicate that basically, our daters know what they want. Many of them are newly single, they are looking for a romantic partner. But all in all, they’re largely confused on how to date,” Priti Joshi, vice president of strategy for the popular dating app Bumble, where women have to make the first move, said.

Relationship coach and matchmaker Julie Wadley said her clients have been very apprehensive when it comes to dating during the pandemic.

“They’re more comfortable with the friends and people that they already know. Many of them are waiting for
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