Just a reminder. COVID rhymes with horrid, sordid, morbid ... and god forbid. And romantic often rhymes with idiotic. So, all you incurable romantics out there, it’s better to accept the reality of COVID-19 and the new abnormal in romantic relationships. Be careful how you demo your love this Valentine’s Day, or that heart-stopping moment you’ve experienced in previous V-Days may well be for real, in these times. We’ve all been raised on classic stories that show that lovers have coped with similar crises before — and have learnt to take it in their stride. Social distancing only made the heart go fonder — as Juliet kept a safe six-foot-plus distance on her balcony whenever Romeo came calling. Quarantining was great for Rapunzel — it helped her grow and grow her hair, and that enabled her knight in full body armour to visit her secretly at the end of 14 days. Hand-washing was an obsession with Lady Macbeth — she never stopped till every damned spot and virus was out, out of … [Read more...] about Love in the time of corona