Key Insights From:
Modern Romance
By Aziz Ansari
Audio Available |
9 Minute Read
Published: Jun 14, 2016
Key Insights From:
Modern Romance
By Aziz Ansari
Audio Available |
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:
- People used to get married at younger ages, and typically to someone who lived nearby.
- Rather than looking for security or stability in a marriage relationship, today’s youth are looking for a soulmate.
- Phones and social media have made it easier to find dates—and mistresses.
- Cheating is more common than many suspect, but there is a wide range of attitudes on cheating.
- It seems that people were better off when they had fewer dating options.