you can say about covid what you can say about being alive during the seven years' war. you know? or world war one. life was different. our daily routine was different. [derek] you couldn't do anything. you literally could not step on a plane. you couldn't got on vacation, you couldn't eat at a restaurant. you would have zoom calls with your friends rather than having dinner with them. we're talking about what it's like to go through this process, and it's like, "well, we're cooking more dinners, the kids are screaming all the time, we're learning how to make cocktails because we can't go to bars anymore." and don't forget the cocktails. it's a mess, but here we are. [jemele] you heard anecdotes all the time about a lot of people breaking up during the pandemic, 'cause suddenly, people began to notice things maybe they didn't notice about their partners before. [nelson] also, tons of couples got married, because the bond was strong, we wanted to do this, and we're not gonna wait. [doug] amanda wheeler and riley jennings, there they are, exchanging vows on a city sidewalk. the minister presiding from his apartment, there he is, four floors up. i think a lot of people were evaluating