Life where there is no lockdown, love during the lockdown and other COVID-19 updates

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Being single and confined, probably. So how to deal with loneliness during the lockdown? Does being stuck at home mean you have to halt your search for love? Advice from a thirty-something single expat. 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No full lockdown in Sweden, for example, and only partial lockdown in Thailand. How do these expats feel about this? 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