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Talk about how the pandemic has affected your closest relationships.

I didn't realize how much my relationships had been affected till I got a chance to have a very carefully-distanced conversation with friends. I showed up at their building to give some books, and because their office window overlooks the entrance to the building, after we carefully exchanged goods they sat in the window and I stood by the front door and we talked for nearly an hour. Even though we were so far apart, it felt amazing to hear their actual voices unmediated by a computer. It's helpful to remember that we're all still human beings, with bodies, and being in embodied presence with each other is important.