Horny during quarantine? This flowchart will help you figure it out
By now, you probably know about the term "social distancing" — having to keep a CDC-recommended six-foot distance from everyone apart from those you're staying at home with, if anyone.
Given that we can't (or at least shouldn't) be in close proximity to the vast majority of humans, it's safe to say that sex is out of the question for many. We may have been staying at home for several weeks now, if not over a month, and no one is quite sure when this social distancing period will end. This leads to a lot of anxiety... and also, a lot of horniness.
Are you horny while holed up in your pandemic bunker? This flowchart ought to help:
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Anna Iovine is the associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on Bluesky.