5/12/2023 0 Comments Modern romance an investigation![]() ![]() What he found is that the obvious changes in the dating playing field-those of technology and social media-have caused a not-so-obvious change: “Today, people spend years of their lives on a quest to find the perfect person, a soul mate. He wanted “a book that would help me understand the challenges of looking for love in the digital age,” and not finding one, he teamed up with sociologist Eric Klinenberg to conduct an international research project on love and dating in the modern world. ![]() ![]() There I was, maniacally checking my phone every few minutes, going through this tornado of panic and hurt and anger all because this person hadn’t written me a short, stupid message on a dumb little phone” (5). After texting her, Ansari experienced the anxiety that many iPhone users know all too well: “The madness I was descending into wouldn’t have even existed twenty or even ten years ago. He wrote his book, Modern Romance : An Investigation, after he couldn’t figure out how and when to communicate next with Tanya, a potential new romantic interest whom he wanted to see again. Like any good stand-up comedian, Aziz Ansari is an intuitive student of the human condition. ![]()
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