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Jan 2021
27m 52s

Love in the time of COVID-19

Al Jazeera
About this episode

How do you date during COVID? Well, it's different than it used to be. Some people are using Zoom along with dating apps, but others have just given up. Could your romantic life affect your health and the health of other people? We talk to a researcher who says yes, it can. And we hear from people trying to make it work during a trying time.

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Richard Slatcher (@RelationScience) social psychologist studying relationships at the University of Georgia.

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