Ask The Samohi! Edition: lonely in quarantine
By Genevieve Nevius, Staff Writer
Dear The Samohi,
I’ve been single all of quarantine, but it’s so hard to meet new people
during social distancing! I feel such crippling loneliness all the time.
How do I fix this?
Dear Lonely,
Being in quarantine makes it super difficult to meet new people, especially that special someone. With all these rules and restrictions that have absolutely no purpose whatsoever, we all had to find work arounds to find our true loves! Here are a few ways you can guarantee you won’t come out of quarantine single.
Us teens love using social media platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, and Tik Tok. You need to use these to your best advantage. First, take some hot photos on Instagram and post for all to see. This way anyone who looks at your profile will immediately see that you're a baddie. You have to do something similar on Tik Tok except now, it's time to make a thirst trap. Turn those LEDs to red baby 😉! When you have all that set up, the next step is to start making moves. Snapchat is perfect for that. Now you may start out with some slick pick up lines like, “Quarantine and chill?” or “If COVID-19 doesn’t take you out, can I?”. With all these preparations set up, there is no way you could still be single. But if this doesn’t work, you might have to step it up a notch.
While the technology strategy can bring in all the babes for some, others need a more direct approach: in person contact 😮. On the street, everyone can look the same with their masks. So if you're going to skip social media and go straight to the old fashioned way, you have to get good at looking into people's eyes. Someone's eyes can tell you everything, from what their personality is to where they go to school. To start a conversation, say something like, “You are wearing your mask wrong” or “Woah there! I know you want to be close to me but 6 feet please!”. People love learning through criticism.
These two strategies should give you a good starting point on how to meet your new quarantine lover. Just keep in mind all the little details because if you miss a detail, it could derail the whole thing.