Research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic sheds light on how the health and safety measures individuals adopted during the crisis impacted their attractiveness in the realm of online dating. The study, published in Evolutionary Psychological Science, found that profiles featuring individuals wearing masks were favored over those that did not, while the indication of vaccination status appeared to have a less significant impact on dating preferences. The pandemic introduced a seismic shift in social norms, particularly around health and safety protocols designed to curb the virus’s spread…