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‘Now here’s a poignant document of desire in the time of COVID. Lonely hearts desire connection. And sometimes they find it. I thank the editors for their idea and their good work and the contributors for their candour. Now who will HMU please?’ Peter Goers

Love (or at the very least, desire) always finds a way, right? The true stories in this collection reflect our basic human desire to connect with others, physically and emotionally – and we won’t let a little thing like a pandemic stand in our way.

Sometimes funny and romantic, often disastrous and heartbreaking, our brave contributors share their adventures in online dating, dating long distance, dating by stealth, and trying to date but failing. Despite being light-hearted or simply-told, all of the stories demonstrate in their own way, how deeply complex, lonely and profound life can be in lockdown.