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and loneliness’ emerging in the messages they’ve been receiving from clients amid the Covid-19 pandemic, thisWhen it comes to those experiencing
a make or break moment. She explains: ‘We are also seeing some couples for whom lockdown is a make or break moment – these are often couples in the early stages of the relationship and who might have been in the process of getting to know each other – the stress of lockdown, with its associated financial, social and health challenges has led to pressures in the relationship.
‘At IllicitEncounters, we have seen an increase in dating activity since the start of the crisis – 18% rise amongst men and a 12% rise with women,’ she says. ‘The survey found that while couples were on average having less sex during the crisis, the quality of the sex had improved. They were being more adventurous and trying new things.these new sexual routines after the crisis is over.’
‘When you live on your own and have been banned by the Government from seeing anyone in your own home for months on end that is going to concentrate the mind a little and make you more likely to seek companionship.‘Dating sites will see a boom in registrations just as soon as we can all meet again legally and have sex without breaking Government rules.
‘Compliance with the rules rises as people get older and only 30% of over 30s have broken the lockdown for sex and 20% of over 40s.’
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