I've just turned 44.

I feel like I'm running out of time.

I know people can get married aged 80 or whatever,

but I would rather get married before that

because I would like to have lots of athletic

mind-blowing sex with the person that I marry

and I can't really imagine doing that if I'm already in a nursing home when I meet somebody.

This is death, sex, and money.

You know, dating in general is hard.

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot,

but in the middle of a global pandemic.

And need to talk about more. It's even harder. I'm Anna Sale. Hi, Anna and team. You asked what it's like to be single and looking during COVID.

This is a listener named Caria.

She's 36 and has been divorced for about three years.

And she was just feeling ready to get into another serious relationship

when the pandemic began last year.

It used to be that, you know, awkward conversations about safety would happen whenever you got

to the point of being sexual with someone.

And now I find myself wanting to know before I even go on a date with someone, things

like, you've roommates. What do you all do for a living?

Are you all safe and wearing masks regularly? How often are you going on other dates?

And none of this even touches on the issue of the social unrest and racial tensions that have

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