Yes, it's a pandemic.
Yes, it's got us all freaked out.
And yes, it's our civic duty to remain at least 6 feet away from each other throughout this crisis.
But singles looking to mingle still have needs.
So in this era, when it's verboten to mack down with a stranger at a bar before last call or grind up on a hottie with incredible moves on a crowded dance floor, people are trying to safely capture one another's hearts and minds with a new hashtag on Twitter: #SocialDistancingPickUpLines
Here are a few coronavirus-revised lines that made us laugh, gasp, blush or just roll our eyes:
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