It's kind of funny. I met this great guy on Tinder. It was just your basic swipe right swipe right kind of story.

That is Dennis Norris the second. They live in Brooklyn and they had a story for me.

We had our first day on Monday March 9th.

Or Jogo. We went to this place that I love in the West Village called Marie's Cheese Bar.

Okay. I'm very upfront about the fact that I really love cheese. It's like my it's like a

me. I forgot the rest of the very. It's just cheese. This was the most romantic date. According to

Dennis, they had the restaurant all to themselves and it never got busy. It was really quiet.

Good chemistry. A little bit older. He's from England and had actually just moved a couple of bottles of wine.

Good conversation. Butterflies. There were a lot of laughs. Then there was some dancing at this bar called Julius.

I was like I want to make out a little. Do you want to make out? We should make out.

Yeah. This perfect date. It lasted about seven hours. I mean, come on. That's a 12 out of 10.

I think it might very well be the very best first date I've had. But then the world changed.

By the time Dennis made plans for another date, coronavirus had changed everything.

New York City and all of America was shutting down all around them. People were going into quarantine

and there was really only one thing left to do. We really debated it and at the end of the day,

we made the responsible decision not to see each other.

I'm Sam Sanders. You are listening to It's Been a Minute. On today's episode, love in the time of

coronavirus. What happens to romance when a pandemic stops the world? Clearly, the run-up has not

stopped. Matters of the heart. Dating apps like Tinder and Bumble report the length of user

conversations and number of messages have both gone up since shelter-in-place orders went into effect.

In this episode, we'll hear advice on virtual dating for people trying to find someone new

from home. And an expert will give us some tips on how to maintain existing relationships

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