Join us in ten minutes for some Friday frivolity with @jessmcguire, @mrbenjaminlaw and @ms_michellelaw in Take It From Me, presented in partnership with @wheelercentre. If you have any questions during the session, please share them on #mwfdigital https://twitter.com/MelbWritersFest/status/1294145292334325760

‘Does a mutually agreed two-month break mean that he’s not interested?’ – @jessmcguire reading the start of the first question #mwfdigital

‘As much as we like to distinguish between cyber and IRL relationships, they’re both real.’ – @mrbenjaminlaw #mwfdigital

‘All relationships, whether IRL or not, are going through a WTF moment. Allow yourself to have a break and step back and reassess when we’re able to go out and buy groceries without a mask on.’ – @mrbenjaminlaw #mwfdigital

‘Lockdown is hard enough as non-Victorians. That craving for comfort and familiarity and the good times is to be expected.’ – @mrbenjaminlaw #mwfdigital

‘Hinge is pretty good. Bumble is good but a bit hookup-y. OK Cupid is too far gone. I would recommend sliding into someone’s DMs.’ – @ms_michellelaw #mwfdigital

‘Like a post within 1–2 months of it being posted. Don’t go into the realm of 6 months.’ – @ms_michellelaw #mwfdigital

‘Let yourself cry and be sad for a while. If you weren’t in lockdown, would you be feeling this yearning for your ex? My feeling is not.’ – @ms_michellelaw #mwfdigital

‘You will still go to their profile despite muting them, because we are all fucked. It takes a lot to block an ex because no one wants to be that weak. The “mute” is the weak person’s “block.”’ – @jessmcguire #mwfdigital

‘You don’t want to chuck a dildo down your apartment garbage chute.’ – @mrbenjaminlaw #mwfdigital

‘We all know that virtual sex is overrated. Your dick ends up looking like the offcuts of a butcher. But can get good lighting set up in the age of virtual sex.’ – @mrbenjaminlaw #mwfdigital