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In this digitally mediated world, initiating sexual or romantic intimacy now frequently occurs on mobile dating apps, which both requires people to navigate new technologies, but also enables them to explore different possibilities for intimacy. But how does the pandemic impact on mobile dating?
How are affect and risk intertwinedโor even negotiatedโby people in their search for intimacy in this pandemic? What possibilities do mobile dating apps hold for people in their search for connection with others? In this commentary, I provide a brief overview of how risk has been examined previously in mobile dating research and explore what future directions could be taken in this field.
These new directions in the field offer opportunities to conduct critical research that is responsive to this dynamic context, and that illuminates the various ways that people are navigating intimacy, risk and emotion across different living conditions during this pandemic.
While such arguments for swift action might seem necessary for the sake of public health, questions are raised about the psychosocial effects on people's lives Brennan et al. Such periods of lockdown and social distancing guidelines have ostensibly rendered old ways of connection temporarily challenging, for instance; this is particularly so in the case of dating, relationships and other forms of intimacy Myles et al.
