Pandemic-era dating tips

Online dating quickly raises expectations of potential partners that don’t always stand up to reality. — dpa

Discreetly stretching your arm over her shoulders in the cinema. Touching his pinky on the cafe table. Those old tricks don’t work online.

That’s because a first date at the trendy new pizza place or going to see the latest blockbluster film is either risky or impossible in many parts of the world battling coronavirus outbreaks at the moment.