Six simple steps

Step 1: Avoid video dates like the plague because they sound cringey.
Step 2: Get really lonely in lockdown.
Step 3: After years of not needing one, realise you need a partner.
Step 4: When things open up, go on a date.
Step 5: Spend all your time together when (re)locked down.
Step 6: Fall in love and move in together.