I never thought I would see the day that the government was telling people how to spend your together time in the bedroom.

While we've already been asked to change every aspect of our lifestyle, there still have been questions around what safe sex is supposed to look like with a virus floating around out there.

Experts say the best way to have safe sex right now is to limit face-to-face contact, and do whatever it takes to avoid sharing saliva and.......other bodily fluids.

In addition to conventional safe sex practices, the British Columbia CDC has suggested wearing a face mask or using barriers, like a wall -specifically a glory hole- to keep you from contracting the virus.

In New York, the government is encouraging people to "make it a little kinky" and get creative by using barriers or new positions.

"The recommendations acknowledge that sex is important for a person’s mental, social, and physical wellbeing and offer strategies to help reduce the spread of COVID-19," BCCDC Spokesperson Jane Campbell said, "During the pandemic, people are continuing—and should continue—to have sex.”

This all reminds me of when the pandemic first started, and we were all told that the safest sex partner we can have is ourselves. 

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