Now or Never

Finding love in challenging times

There's still love in the world — even though it might look a lot different during times of crisis.

Finding and expressing love can look a lot different during moments of crisis

Safe in a hazmat suit, Madeline McDermott gives a big hug to her boyfriend Eddie on her 18th birthday. (Submitted by Madeline McDermott)

The world is a challenging place right now. Whether it's anti-Black violence and the protests in response to it, or the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, these major events have cast our daily lives in a different light. 

But there's still love in the world — even though it might look a lot different during moments of crisis. Whether it's self-love, dating and hooking up, first dates and long-time couples, this episode of Now or Never brings you stories of people who are finding love during this difficult time.

  • In a time where there is a lot of focus on anti-Black racism, Bee Quammie shares the power and necessity of self-love as a Black woman and mother.
  • On Madeline McDermott's eighteenth birthday she received the gifts she wanted the most, a hazmat suit and a hug.  
  • It's officially been 75 days since Lara Ceroni has experienced any human touch and the effects are weighing on her.
  • Since moving to a personal care home three years ago Shirley Kleiman has had daily visits from her husband Sam Kleiman, and he's not letting a pandemic get in the way of that
  • Couples therapist Allison Villa shares her quarantine relationship survival tips.
  • Newlywed couple A.J. and Chrissy Chapais may be separated by the Canada-US border, but that doesn't mean they can't still make music together.