Key insights from
Modern Romance
By Aziz Ansari
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9 minute read
Published Jun 14, 2016
What you'll learn
A recent experience with a flaky, unresponsive girl galvanized comedian and actor Aziz Ansari into taking a break from stand-up routines to explore the landscape of modern romance. He, together with a slew of sociologists, designed a series of sociological studies that took them all over the world and deep into the literature of love. The result was Modern Romance, a comprehensive look at changes in the rules and expectations of love and relationships across recent history and culture, as well as the challenges and possibilities currently at play.
Key insights
- 1 People used to get married at younger ages, and typically to someone who lived nearby.
- 2 Rather than looking for security or stability in a marriage relationship, today’s youth are looking for a soulmate.
- 3 Phones and social media have made it easier to find dates—and mistresses.
- 4 Cheating is more common than many suspect, but there is a wide range of attitudes on cheating.
- 5 It seems that people were better off when they had fewer dating options.
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