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Many of us have experienced restrictions on movement and social contact during the pandemic. Talk about any restrictions that have especially affected you.

I think I touched upon this issue in my previous entry already. But I would like to mention<strong> my recent break-up. Me and my ex-boyfriend broke up partly due to the pandemic. We were both living in Vancouver, Canada before the pandemic. Then I moved back to Istanbul.</strong> He stayed but it was going to be only for a couple of months<strong>. We were both planning to move to Europe to start our new jobs in neighbouring countries,</strong> so we were hoping that we could travel to see each other. But then, it turned out to be a 1-year long distance before we could both move to Europe and start our jobs. And even then, travelling was too hard. We didn't want to continue the long-distance and broke up.<strong> It was sad for me. I was very attached to him. Yet, I have coped with this break-up better than some of my past experiences.</strong>