There’s also the argument that, actually, a lot of single people are done with casual dating, flings and heavy petting in the park. Logan Ury, director of relationship science at Hinge, said this is the mindset of a lot of the dating app’s users when thinking about their dating futures (although it’s worth noting that Hinge’s tagline is ‘designed to be deleted’).

“It’s true that there’ll really be a population of people who have missed physical touch and just having those lighter moments after a year of having a heavily confined experience, so I think we’ll see a few different trends,” she tells me over Zoom. “But what we’re hearing is that, before the pandemic, people prioritised work, family and hobbies – with dating coming last. But after spending time alone they’re now saying, ‘This is big, it’s affected my relationship goals and now I’m going to put my effort into finding a serious relationship.’ I think that in 2021 we’re going to see a huge relationship boom.”

Post-lockdown dating: are we really about to step into a summer of love?