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Lots of us have been lonely over the past few months. 2020 promised to be a fantastic year but kind of hit us in the face with some of the worst times in recent history. It has shown us just how short life can be, how precious it is and how time cannot be bought. With that in mind, love is at the forefront of a lot of people’s minds right now. How we love our nearest and dearest and perhaps want to find someone to love too. In the new world we’re living in, how do we go about finding someone to share our lives with? How do we go about dating in 2020 and beyond? Let’s have a look at some ideas of how to continue dating whilst staying safe.
Connect Online
One of the best ways to meet people, and one of the ways many people have been turning to over the last few months, is connecting online. How can you meet people who you are actually meet up with though? Those in your local area? If you live in Winchester or Basingstoke than take a look at a Hampshire dating site which will attract people just like you, in your community and neighbourhood. This way, if you find someone online that you connect with and want to perhaps take the date offline, you can easily meet up with people. Now probably isn’t the time to find someone who you need to date over a distance. With public transport seemingly risky these days, simply walking down the street to your date is a good option.
Meet Locally
When you find someone locally, you can meet locally too. There is nothing stopping you from meeting in the park and simply keeping your 2 metre distance from each other. Dating at a 2 metre distance is the new normal and whilst you might not be able to hold hands, you can connect through conversation and sit at either end of a park bench to chat. Find some mutual territory for you to meet up at, so you both feel comfortable and enjoy a walk together. You can grab a takeaway coffee as you wander and take in the sights of the park.
Keep Your Distance
Keeping your distance doesn’t mean you can’t find out about one another. If you’ve found someone on www.datehampshiresingles.co.uk for example, you already have something in common, the place you live! You might actually have more in common than you think when you start talking. As hard as it might be to keep your distance, the more we keep our distance now the sooner we’ll be able to reconnect and perhaps meet each other without that distance between us. If we meet outdoors too, you don’t need to wear a mask, meaning you can actually see what each other look like and see if feelings develop as you get to know each other.
Be Romantic
Remember, just because you are keeping your distance, it doesn’t mean you can’t be romantic. If you would usually offer to buy the meal on a date, you can still buy their food or takeaway coffee. Maybe you can both make a picnic to share, at distance, on separate picnic blankets. You could still take a red rose or bunch of flowers with you. Or send them a gift afterwards to thank them for the date. In these strange times, we can still be romantic, by thinking outside the box a little bit.
