THE PSYCHO QUESTION - The coronavirus, a difficult period to find a soul mate

How to flirt with a mask, and when bars and other nightclubs have to close either prematurely or completely?

With the coronavirus, singles can have real difficulty finding a soul mate.

Between social distancing and barrier gestures, kissing or having a sexual relationship can even be a source of concern.

The sex therapist and psychoanalyst Catherine Blanc spoke of this particular period for single people, Monday afternoon on Europe 1.  

"It is not easy for them, and even for all young people who are discovering love and sexuality. It is extremely complicated since it is a question of seduction but also of acting out, of kisses, caresses, hand in hand All of this, of course, is particularly affected by the health situation.  

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The mask does not promote social interaction

It is quite difficult, indeed, since people are worried that there is a risk vis-à-vis others.

It forces us to be particularly expressive at eye level.

Those who have doubts, who have rings on their teeth, who have buttons, will indeed occasionally be a little protected.

But at some point, you have to be able to look at yourself.

Imagine that we can meet, get closer.

And the mask, of course, is a source of anxiety.

The physical is the first thing we look at when we talk about flirting

So yes, we will be able to say that we will develop the rather intellectual side of the exchanges.

But let's not kid ourselves, what interests us at first is the other seen from afar and all that he will symbolize for us.

Obviously his body, but also what his face will represent.

We need to see how the other sees us and therefore we need everything that their face reflects to us and what they say about our value, our quality.

You could meet people differently, via apps, since going to bars is not recommended.

The coronavirus did not invent social networks, which were already very active.

It always raises the question of the ease, the ease that we have with social networks.

Some are protected from social networks, others on the contrary are cluttered.

In any case, it effectively forces us to find the letter-writing side.

It can open up new possibilities.

And if we don't like the person too much, we can say that we have to be careful because of the coronavirus

It allows you to put a little distance or to have excuses, of course.

But what worries me the most is this idea that we have that the relationship with the other can be dangerous, which is amplified by this process.

Let us not only use it to escape, but also to appease ourselves.

Sexuality and human relationships are not dangerous in usual times and including in times of Covid. "