Social distancing has kept things, well… distant, even for some lovers. NYCity Lens explores what it feels like to social distance separately from your partner. Lovers, some displaced across the five boroughs while others across continents, share the difficulties that come with romantic isolation—and offer up the creative approaches partners use, from the Netflix party application to dog TikToks, to stay connected and keep love alive amid the pandemic. Queens-based clinical psychologist, Dr. Armando Fuentes, contextualizes the mental space in which separated partners may find themselves.
