Couples that don't live together but are in "established" relationships are now allowed to meet up and have sex again in most of England.
But in a blow to would-be lotharios, casual sex is still banned in government guidance - although it's probably for the best given the rising number of cases.
Guidelines, quietly updated in the last few days, have cleared the path for people to break social distancing rules - in some circumstances - with people they don't live with.
Prior to that, it was technically a breach of the guidelines to go to a partner's house for a hookup.
That is because, even though gatherings of up to six people are legal in non-local-lockdown areas, you are supposed to stay two metres apart from people outside your household.
Now that guidance has been updated, and says people who don't live together no longer have to maintain social distancing - if they are in an "established relationship".
But what does established partner mean? Well, that is between you, your would-be partner and all the friends they talk about you to in the group chat.
It's worth a reminder that, despite this exemption, intimate contact between two people from different households more generally is still against social distancing guidance.
And that means casual sex is still not on the cards.
The guidance says you should "stay two metres apart from people you do not live with where possible, or one metre with extra precautions."
It adds: "If in the early stages of a relationship, you should take particular care to follow the guidance on social distancing.
"If you intend to have close contact with someone, you should discuss how you can help to prevent risks of transmission as a couple, for example, by ensuring you are both avoiding close contact with people you do not live with."
This guidance also doesn't appear to apply in large swathes of England which are in local lockdowns - including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle.
In those areas, any social visits - socially distanced or not - to another person's private home or garden are banned.
Earlier this month a Tory Health Minister warned university students not to spread coronavirus in their "bedrooms".
Lord Bethell appeared to urge millions not to have sex as Freshers' Weeks kicked off across the country.
Boris Johnson's official spokesman also warned students away from getting together under the covers.
Asked if they should "restrain themselves", the spokesman said: "Look, I think the rules for meeting indoors continue to talk about the need to observe social distancing."
