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Tell us about your tips on keeping friends close in a pandemic

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How do you go about replacing the ‘work family’ with local connections? Photograph: pixelfit/Getty Images

It has been one of the biggest challenges of the Covid crisis: how can you stay in touch with friends and family in a world of social distancing and ever-changing government restrictions? We’d love to hear about the tips and tricks you found in lockdown and beyond, for a future special issue of G2, the Guardian’s daily features section.

What’s the foolproof way to make Zoom drinks less awkward? How do you go about replacing the ‘work family’ with local connections? Is it worth scheduling your phone catch-ups? How do you socialise outside when it’s pouring with rain?

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Share your tips in the form below and tell us in a few words how it helped you during this year. Your responses are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions.

One of our journalists will be in contact for publication before we publish, so please do leave contact details.

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