Pandemic break-ups
Annie, 30 “My girlfriend and I broke up three months into the pandemic. The strain of long distance revealed pre-existing cracks in our relationship. After our break-up, I kept downloading Hinge, but then being too overwhelmed to reply to people. I ghosted so many people! I’ve also realised I have a crush on my best friend...”
Trish, 47 “I was in a relationship before the Shaz, 30 pandemic hit and we split up recently. Spending so much time together with limited opportunity to socialise outside our relationship became too much. The relationship became too much about just us two and that’s not healthy. It has been hard. Really hard. I am daunted by the prospect of finding someone else. Maybe I’m not quite ready yet. Online dating terrifies me.”