Dating in tiers

[notevenat20]

I was thinking about dating. What are the rules that affect dates in different tiers. I am interested in laws not guidance here.

In tier 3 it looks like it’s illegal even to go on a dinner date. Is that right? All dating illegal?

In tier 1 and 2 you can go for dinner I think. Is it illegal to invite your date back afterwards?

By all means, going on tinder with the aim to have multiple one night stands isn't on during a pandemic, but to date and try to meet someone for a relationship is a different story.

To be fair, you can't always predict how long a relationship will last either.

@notevenat20

I'm still dating, tend to meet outside in pubs for them. The rules will not stop me dating

What do you do if you like the person? I mean, do you restrict yourself to outdoors in pubs?

Nah if I like them and say we've been on a good number of dates then I would be inside with that person. Thing is there's lots of places I could catch Covid, I'm not going to put everything on hold on the chance I may catch it. I wouldn't go for one night stands (although never can tell how long it'll last even if you've been on loads of dates) but I'm not willing to forgo dating completely

@looneytune253 I agree with you, the thought that I could be passing Covid on to someone else because I wanted a thrill appalls me. I would deem it irresponsible

Thanks for this thread. It is great to see how others are doing things.
I was all for not dating at the beginning but we are now basically 8/9 months in to this (can't remember when it all began) and before long it'll be a year. With no end in sight.
I am heading to late 20s, single, no children and I really want to meet someone. A year out of my life feels like a large amount. How anyone can deny someone the chance to have a new relationship I think is really sad.
At the start I could understand but this is getting ridiculous now.

@Hugosmugo i totally agree. I have kids already but I also want to progress/invest in my new relationship. If I was younger like you, I'm pretty sure I'd be out dating somehow so that potentially I could have a family etc. My medic friends say things should be better by March and they say to me that I shouldn't focus on the physical parts I'd miss! I'm still sticking to the rules only because that's what my partner wants.

@Hugosmugo

Thanks for this thread. It is great to see how others are doing things. I was all for not dating at the beginning but we are now basically 8/9 months in to this (can't remember when it all began) and before long it'll be a year. With no end in sight. I am heading to late 20s, single, no children and I really want to meet someone. A year out of my life feels like a large amount. How anyone can deny someone the chance to have a new relationship I think is really sad. At the start I could understand but this is getting ridiculous now.

I feel the same as you, initially I didn't think we would still be in lockdown. I am nearly 37 and it is sad that I am expected to put my life on hold. I haven't signed up to any dating apps as there could be tier differences and I don't want to risk catching anything off serial daters.