Ah, look at all the lonely people

I know I am ridiculously late to the party, but I finally did the test to discover what my love language is last week. For those of who don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s a kind of personality test that helps you understand the ways you express love. I got physical touch, closely followed by quality time. 

These are possibly the worst two to have during this global coronavirus pandemic when we all have to practice social distancing and think about isolating ourselves. It has become increasingly clear in the last week that we will soon go into lockdown in the UK. The whole situation has really sparked my anxiety and I’ve been fretting about the idea of being stuck alone in my flat by myself for who knows how long. Given how much I value physical touch and quality time, I know I am going to get lonely fast.

Yesterday was the baby shower of one of my best friends and her husband. It was touch and go whether it would go ahead and half of the guests pulled out. Aside from obviously want…