Cross-Border Couples Reunite in Denmark, With Love Letters as Passes

In order to be allowed across the border, couples need to present police officers with shared texts, photos, and personal information confirming their romantic bond. The announcement has been met with an outcry over privacy concerns. “I realize these are very intimate things, but the decision to let in the partner ultimately rests on the judgment of the individual police officer,”Allan Dalager Clausen, deputy police chief, told Danish broadcaster DR.

Partners living within close proximity to either side of the Danish border have resorted to creative measures. Elderly couples have been spotted on the Danish-German border having coffee and holding hands over the barriers.

One of the pandemic’s many unintended consequences might be the return of the tradition of love letters, documenting these emotionally-charged and uncertain times, and serving as future evidence to help reunite separated loved ones.