Summary(1:35) Lori, calling from Cobble Hill. Designer of children’s clothing -- (1:56) Divorced, widowed mother with two sons, ages 19 & 23. Online dating for several years -- (3:49) Preoccupied with Democratic primaries – (4:20) Met man online.
Had several dates just as New York City advanced to shutdown -- (8:37) Last date on last day that NYC restaurants were open. Restaurant counting occupancy -- (10:04) Expected to go more dates, then everything closed -- (10:53) The relationship progressed at a quicker pace because of pandemic circumstances -- (11:28) Month of growing intimacy without distractions -- (12:20) Lori furloughed from job -- (13:17) Intimacy grew out of necessity -- (13:43) City eerily quiet, ambulances -- (15:10) Mixed feelings: world is suffering while she’s happy -- (17:00) Strangeness when “out in the world together” instead of confined to the apartment -- (17:35) Wonders if relationship will change outside of COVID ‘cocoon’ -- (17:46) Meeting each other’s friends and families through Zoom.
NoteAudio interview conducted on May 15, 2020, by Julia DeAngelo. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
SubjectQuarantine ; COVID-19 (Disease) ; Epidemics; Coronaviruses ; Dating ; Online dating
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TitleOral history interview with Lori Alvarez-Worth conducted on 2020 May 15.