Worried that Covid has stolen your sex life? Join the club

There has been a surge of anxiety among young people who fear they won't ever get the chance to lose their virginity. In this sexless era, they are not alone

I didn't think I could sympathise more with young people, or be more acutely aware of how much they have been affected by the pandemic. Then I read about the surge in virginity anxiety. Message boards and counselling services are heaving with gen-Zers who missed all those Rubicon events - the festivals, the freshers' weeks, the parties where someone's parents actually went out - that might have been the night.

It wasn't that the moment passed; the moment simply never happened. With so much joyless practicality, so much caution, even something as mundane as the weather could derail things. It was meant to be everyone's hot girl/boy summer, but how are you meant to show the world your midriff when not even the sun will come out?