How The Pandemic Changed Dating Forever

And how it’s causing you to work harder at forming meaningful relationships Around 36% of Canadians use online dating, and it’s no surprise given the Global pandemic that has caused us to socialize less and approach dating in a new way. With rising social anxieties, many dealt with the first phase of lockdown alone and realized how awful it was to sit at home, every night without someone special to share it with. So how has dating changed in the last 18 months? Social anxieties are higher In 2021, it is now reported that social anxieties have increased as a result of COVID-19 Many of us have forgotten the important skill of having a healthy conversation. Where we once had multiple interactions and small talk without much hesitation, say in the locker room, or the coffee shop, now, it seems, it causes us to feel a rise in anxiety. For many of my clients, it has made small talk in dating apps feel more laborious and painful. Many men are reported that they don’t eve...