Covid-19, Shmendrick and Sex

Harry Shmendrick was restless. He hadn’t had intimacy (sex) in months. He had been corresponding with a woman, Megan Wentwright for weeks and he was anxious to meet her in person. They had met on an online dating site (Love, Love, PASSION) and they seemed to share much in common.

Canada had finally announced the vaccine rollout to fight Covid-19, and Harry was looking at a possible June injection. He didn’t think he could wait that long to meet Megan in person or his head would pop off his shoulders. At the same time, he was terrified about possibly contracting the virus.

That morning during the first of their thrice-daily zoom calls he made a suggestion. ‘’Megan, they’ve opened up some areas around us, we could meet for a coffee, we could practice safe distancing. I know these are perilous times but what do you think?’’

Megan looked demure and gorgeous. Every time Harry looked at her he felt an immediate and strong attraction and hoped she felt the same way. ‘’Harry, we don’t need a restaurant. We’re mature adults. Just come over to my house. It’s a nice big place, it’s so big we can play hide and seek.’’

Harry had been very conservative during the pandemic, but the infection numbers seemed lower and he was only meeting one person. ‘’Megan, that is the best offer I’ve had since quarantine started. As long as we’re…