On Books #25 - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

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At some point, every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection. This seems standard now, but it’s wildly different from what people did even just decades ago. Single people today have more romantic options than at any point in human history. With technology, our abi

Modern Romance is about online dating, sexuality, and love. It’s half psychology book on our current state of dating, half comedic memoir by Aziz Ansari. Overall I really enjoyed reading the book, and in this episode of On Books I’ll share with you the best highlights and quotes. “I see people my age…getting married to people they’ve known for like a year and a half. A year and a half? Is that enough time to get to know someone to know you want to spend the REST of your life with them? I’ve had sweaters for a year and a half and I was like ‘What the fuck was I doing with this sweater?’” “I once met someone who found his wife by using Match.com and searching— and this is a direct…from castig.org

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