Is it ok to meet with boyfriend who I don't live with and go on a socially distant walk?

[Shineonyou]

I haven't seen him in weeks. Thought about meeting and going for a walk in the very nearby countryside where we can walk at least two metres away from each other for exercise and a chat.

Is this allowed?

@edwinbear Who is standing shoulder to shoulder for the clapping? Everyone is on their doorstep, aren't they?

No

You could both be there by coincidence anyway. I don't see the difference between him and a stranger as long as you keep 2m apart.

Go for it. Relationships are important.

I don’t see why people come on here and ask for reassurance about something like this. It’s obviously not ok.... my 11 year old knows he can’t meet his friends in the park and socially distance so you know this too.
However if you want to, just do it rather than making a fuss about it.

You're not supposed to meet up with anyone outside of your household, ie those you live with. The difference between what the OP is asking about and happening to see someone you know whilst on a walk is planning. If you are planning to meet someone outside your household then it's a no. I do understand how hard it is to be apart but if everyone started doing this we'd end up with a more severe lockdown. This is hard for everyone but there are other ways to keep in touch.

@PolloDePrimavera thank you, she seems to be doing ok so far, nasty cough and feeling terrible but isolating at home and not unwell enough to need hospitalisation. We’re all thinking of her though and a bit worried about which one of us will be next

No, absolutely not. Because it's obviously going directly against guidance and I suspect am certain that it'll be impossible to resist breaking the 2m distancing anyway. If you break one rule, it'll get easier to break another... and another... and another...

The rules on this are really clear: you shouldn't meet anyone outside your household. I don't know how anyone could find that ambiguous or confusing 🤷🏻‍♀️

Nope.

The rules are crystal clear, do not meet up with anyone from outside of your household !

Go for it. Relationships are important.

@SarahInAccounts
You mean your relationships are more important than anyone else’s. I want to see my loved ones too but you are risking their well being because you think it doesn’t apply to you.

@SarahInAccounts yes relationships are important . So it's ok we can go and visit who the hell we want then right? To hell with it?

Miseryl oh if we could only be as smart as you

Once again so smart and kind of you to post here Widowodiw if only we could all be as smart and righteous as you

OP please tell me you aren’t going to go meet your boyfriend despite everything everyone has been saying.

Please abide by the rules. It’s for your own and others benefit

No!
For goodness sake, what part of "don't mix households during lockdown" are people not getting?!
Other people are managing to not mix.
Why would you be any different?
Should have moved in together before lockdown if you wanted to keep seeing him during it.
Just..... no it's not OK.

Hmm doesn’t the advice say no groups of more than two, unless from the same household?

If that’s the case then it’s okay.

I could have misunderstood though.

Whole households can go out together.
Because if you are already living in the same household going out for a walk together, providing that you isolate from everyone else, you wil not increase the chance of spreading the virus. How hard is it to understand the thinking behind the policy?

doesn’t the advice say no groups of more than two, unless from the same household?

No. “Do not meet others”

www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do

@shine - but nobody is being smart. We're just looking at the rules and sticking to them.

No mixing of households.

So ....if you deliberately go out to meet, socially distant or not, someone from another household, you're breaking the rules.

It may not be a rule you like, but please believe me. I'm not smart.

Yes. It’ll be fine. Just keep 2m apart and don’t tell anyone.

Google is your friend if you don’t know the rules.....several weeks in