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The lockdown periods of 2020–2022 have shown us that social behaviour is intricate and essential for most people to feel satisfied. People struggled to create and maintain their relationships because of the physical restrictions. Some saw themselves as prisoners of their own home, others saw it as a chance to reflect on their lives, and used lockdown as a stimulant to change direction with their lives, work, living environment.
Families moved out of cities into more rural towns with more green space — breathing space after the long lockdown period. People changed work, pledged to invest more in family-and-friends’ time.
Youngsters had it difficult. Growing up, it’s important to have a social network around you, to learn to interact with others, think of sharing, of playing together. That all fell away with lockdown, where children and youngsters were thrown back on their own, disconnected from the world outside. Individualism and, as a result, loneliness reigned.
Plus, our society can look quite threatening to young adults, who are venturing out on their first steps on the dating path. In the “old” days, you met people at your sports club, the pub, via friends, education, going out. Today, in our individualised society, you can still do that, but a lot of young adults aren’t so keen to go the…
