hashtag hopelesslockdowner seeking advice

This isn’t a story, but rather a request for advice from the successful lovers by this “single Sally”. Having met a guy online just before this latest lockdown, our chatting was stumped by not being able to meet and other factors beyond our control... he seems lovely, and asked to stay in touch and meet eventually. But now as lockdown seems to be unending, how do you re-initiate a conversation when there’s no possibility of meeting soon and you’re shy and scared of being disappointed...?