That being said, though, we are here to reassure you that, one day, we will hug again. One day, we will brush lips, sling arms around shoulders, sit with our foreheads touching as we gaze down at a WhatsApp message and try to decipher its meaning. We will sip from someone else’s glass or bottle without thinking. We will order nachos to share. We will sit next to strangers in the cinema, on the train, at restaurants and coffee shops. We will kiss cheeks. We will hold hands, even.

And, for a while, we will appreciate all of this far more than we ever did before, because, as is so often the case, you never truly realise how much the little things in life mean until they’re gone. But, one morning, we will wake up having forgotten about that strange time in our lives where we couldn’t touch one another, and we will take it all for granted all over again. It’s just the human way of things.

Until then, we’ll just have to live vicariously through our favourite TV shows and films. So, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be watching You’ve Got Mail on repeat and weeping uncontrollably. Adios.

Anyone else freaked out by people hugging on TV? Us too