Even COVID-19 Can't Kill Love - Man Arrives For Date In A Plastic Bubble With Hand Sanitizer And Flowers

Jeremy arrived for the date in a plastic bubble. That's right. He even brought flowers and hand sanitizer (obviously) for Tori, although he couldn't actually give them to her because, well, he was in a bubble.

Stephanie

• Published in News
• April 2, 2020

Okay everyone, please don't lose hope, because it appears that it IS, in fact, possible to find love during the coronavirus pandemic. Yep. It can happen. You just have to get a little creative is all.

Remember Jeremy Cohen, the New York photographer who spotted a girl dancing on a roof and sent her his phone number with a drone, and then went on to have a long-distance dinner date with her? Well, recently, he and Tori (that's the girl), went on a real date!

Now, before you start panicking about social-distancing and all the rules they must have been breaking to go on this date, it's okay - Jeremy had it ALL under control!

Jeremy arrived for the date in a plastic bubble. That's right. He even brought flowers and hand sanitizer (obviously) for Tori, although he couldn't actually give them to her because, well, he was in a bubble.

Jeremy was even stopped by the police along the way, but it's okay, he didn't get in any trouble; they just recognized him from the TV.

Scroll down to see how Jeremy and Tori's unconventional, yet, somehow super romantic date went.

Jeremy first laid eyes on Tori when he spotted her dancing on a roof in New York.

He liked what he saw, so, in true style, he sent her his number with a drone.

And, soon after, Tori got in touch.

Then they had a romantic, long-distance dinner date, FaceTiming from their rooftops.

Jeremy said when he saw Tori on the roof that day, he just had to talk to her.

“I actually haven’t been on a date in at least a year. I think I was just craving some social interaction, and being confined by the walls of my apartment inspired some creativity for me,” he said.

“I’m all cooped up in my apartment alone, so its definitely different than my normal life of being out and about all the time (there’s so much to do in NYC!) For now, I’m taking it day by day.”

“I needed to say ‘Hi’ to her.”

“So I waved to her on my balcony and she waved back. I grabbed my tape, pen, drone, and paper. Then I wrote down my digits and sealed them on my drone. Flirting is normally daunting for me, but since I’ve been quarantined in my apartment for a week now, I was screaming for social interaction.”

“She picked up my drone and I guess it worked because I got a text from her an hour later.”

“I still can’t believe this happened the other day. Now it’s time for part two. I asked her out for dinner, but she said ‘How?’ I sneakily coordinated with her roommate earlier to set it up,” Jeremy said.

“5 PM hits. It was time for our date. Wait, where is she? Just kidding. We follow the rules. I waved down at the balcony, she waved back. I told her she looked beautiful. So we got on FaceTime and ate our matching organic, microwaved single dinners together.”

So, when it came time for a second date amid the COVID-19 crisis, what was Jeremy to do but arrive in a plastic bubble? But did he have it just lying around?

“I was thinking about buying one because I thought it could be a way to make people smile walking around the city while also being safe, but I couldn’t find any online. Then my artist friend, Pablo Rochat, posted a link to one in his story (I think as a joke). I couldn’t believe he found an actual link to buy one, so I immediately purchased it. Then I met Tori and I think it was right before our first date, it arrived in the mail and I realized it would make for a perfect second date,” Jeremy said.

“We didn’t have much conversation since it was difficult to hear each other since I was in a bubble, but we laughed the whole time we walked in the neighborhood together.”

“Everyone outside had to do a double-take at us - it would be a combination of bewildering and jovial looks. It gave people something to laugh and smile at. As we walked down the streets, people were even watching and taking videos out of their windows. Hopefully, some people copy me! I’d be flattered - it’s safe, fun, and it gives people a reason to smile which is what we could use a little more of now,” he explained.

Like a true gentleman, Jeremy even brought flowers for Tori.

Even though he wouldn't be able to actually give them to her, because, well... bubble!

Tori loved it!

She was blown away by the effort Jeremy had gone to.

The pair had a blast on their date, making others smile along the way.

They were even stopped by the police.

But only because they had seen Jeremy on TV!

It just goes to show, love always wins!

Stephanie