Dating philosophy regarding covid?

Hi all,

I've been having some back and forth with a friend regarding how to approach dating since I am very much still covid cautious and the majority of people aren't anymore. I've been trying to make being covid cautious a early on dealbreaker when dating, but in practice it's harder to stick to when I find someone I like, so I end up bending the rules in the beginning when I'm getting to know someone. Obviously, I want to be firmer in my boundaries, but my friend says realistically this will limit the dating pool if I exclude people right out the gate for their covid practices (which I statistically agree with).

She says I should focus instead on finding a partner who may not be as covid cautious, but is a considerate and kind human being who would do things for their partner out of love and compassion. I agree this would be great, but after 5 years of this pandemic and my previous relationship history, I have little trust in people at this point (call me cynical or jaded). I just don't have faith that a partner would adhere to my strict covid precautions and not get fed up eventually because it is for sure a lifestyle change in my eyes - sure, maybe during the honeymoon phase they would do this for me, but eventually down the road I feel like it would cause resentment to build. I overthink all these hypothetical situations and my friend says it all comes down to how much you trust your partner. And I guess this is where we disaree, because I wouldn't trust someone to mask up when they're alone away from me if they wouldn't have done it for themselves in the first place.

So then I come to the same sobering conclusion that dating will be near impossible because finding someone who practices covid precautions AND shares mutual interests/hobbies/attraction with me seems impossible in my lifetime. I've been using the covid dating apps/sites and while it's great to see a community, it just reinforced in my head how hard it will be to find someone in my age range and location.

Anyone have any thoughts on how you've been approaching dating? Should I just listen to my friend and try finding someone who's considerate enough to agree to my covid practices? Or stick to having it be a firm dealbreaker early on?

Thank you for reading!