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Your Covid Conspiracy Theories Are Ruining Your Sex Life

Deluded beliefs, not the vaccine, make you radioactive to rational women

Elisabeth Ovesen | NYT Bestselling Author
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4 min readJun 18, 2021

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For those who’ve weighed the risks and decided that vaccinating themselves against the coronavirus is the right choice, rapid tests and the Pfizer-Moderna debate are as socially imperative as STD testing. This is especially true for those who are single and interested in dating. As such, thanks to the pandemic, yet another hurdle has been added to the already overwhelming “Is it safe to fuck you?” screening process when looking for a relationship or sexual partner.

What’s more, a derivative of that added layer of concern is the possibility of coming across someone who believes in a myriad of unsubstantiated conspiracy theories that have been swirling around the dark, sticky corners of the internet. Now, not only do singles have to try not to get sick or die from sexual contact or Covid, but they must also try to avoid dating people with vastly different beliefs about the disease and its vaccines.

Four of my closest male associates are die-hard conspiracy theorists. Over the past year, however, I’ve severed ties with each of them mainly because of their personal beliefs and related associations. Each is reclusive, over 50 years old…

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Elisabeth Ovesen | NYT Bestselling Author
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