Samiyyah Ali wasn’t sure how Krystal Ramseur felt about her until Ms. Ramseur made her the equivalent of a comedic mixtape.

Andrew MacRae fell for Kaitlin Green at the annual desert arts festival, but Ms. Green kept her distance until members of their camp met virtually when Covid-19 hit.

After hitting it off on a dating app, Keith Jefferson and Constance Ejismekwu became travel partners, taking back-to-back trips until the pandemic.

Jennifer Kizza and Field Brown felt an immediate connection during their first phone conversation two years ago. “I knew that day, romantic or not, Field was going to be in my life for the rest of my life,” she said.