Hear me out. My friend recently invited a few friends to join a video conference happy hour, and also had her guy friend invite a few of his friends as well. It resulted in a virtual mingling opportunity reminiscent of a bar, except it was, of course, through a screen. While flirting on a Brady Bunch-style interface is no easy task, in these trying times, it was a welcome challenge. At first it wasn't exactly seamless — people talked over each other and introductions had to go around more than once as new folks joined, but it felt so good to meet new people that eventually we all got the hang of it and have since turned it into a weekly gathering. Try organising something like this with another single friend and see what happens. It could be your new weirdest date story or maybe even a modern meet-cute.