And after over a year of mandatedand necessaryisolation, everybodys randy.

Hell, everybodysbeenrandy, but the vaccine rollout has finally revealed a light at the end of the tunnel.

And for many people, that light is a slutty summer.

Now that [the city] is opening back up, everybody wants to feel their greatest.

They want to just get ready for summer, you know?

Its exciting because everybodys been on a world timeout for a year and a half.

Planning to join in the festivities and want to stay safe?

Here are some tips to help.

There are plenty of people who have been eligible for the jab for months but refuse to get it.

People are still dying from this virus.

Keep washing your hands, too.

Even if you feel totally over it, keep COVID-19 top of mind.

Think of all the ways you combatted transmittable diseases and infections in your pre-pandemic social life.

Youd never share a lip balm with someone who had a visible cold sore.

COVID symptoms are the new cold sores in this analogy, and masks are the new condoms.

Test results are the new… test results.

Just incorporate COVID precautions into your existing pre-hookup checklist.

You still need to know a few things about the person youre trying to smash.

Still, she said, she plans on asking every potential partner about their vaccine status, no exceptions.

Being vaccinated is the new, I have a dog, he explained.

That is to say, most potential matches have already written it into their Tinder bios.

Clemons changes looked similar.

Theres still time to get your mind right, if you want.

A lot of people put on uncomfortable weight, she said.

Theyre not taking care of themselves.

They havent done their hair or whatever it may be that makes one feel sexy or appealing.

Embrace the skin youre in or do a total overhaul.

Pre-pandemic, talking to peoplefrom hot guys to ice cream serverswasnt really an issue.

Theres a reward at the end either way.

Im going to be at outdoor bars, parks, hangs, and rooftops, he said.

I prefer meeting people in person.

We wont lie to you: You might strike out here.

Get out therereally out there, meaningoutdoor barswhenever possibleand have fun.