Long-distance relationships and the intangibility of the body

Welcome to LDRs, where everything's made up and your bodies don't matter

My partner got on a plane last week (wearing a mask, toting hand sanitizer, living in fear) to head back home to New York, after staying with me here in Toronto for 4 months of quarantine.

It’s been a shock to my system in a lot of ways, and my body and mind are still playing catch-up with the reality of the situation. But I’ve also started to notice and…