Modern Romance: An Investigation
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (821 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00UKE6546 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 532 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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This seems standard now, but it's wildly different from what people did even just decades ago. Their families would meet, and, after deciding neither party seemed like a murderer, they would get married and soon have a kid, all by the time they were 24. Today people marry later than ever and spend years of their lives on a quest to find the perfect person, a soul mate. In a short period of time, the whole culture of finding love has changed dramatically. A few decades ago, people would find a decent person who lived in their neighborhood. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection. For years Aziz Ansari has been aiming his comic insight at modern romance, but for Modern Romance, the audiobook, he decided he needed to take things to another level. A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from one of this generation's most popular and sharpest comedic voices. With technology, our abilities to connect with and sort through these options are staggering. At some point every one of us embarks
Sarah Johanna DJ said I ordered this book after I mentioned being SUPER frustrated by texting with flaky or pervy guys to. As a Belgian I am totally unfamiliar with Aziz Ansari as a celebrity/stand-up comedian. I ordered this book after I mentioned being SUPER frustrated by texting with flaky or pervy guys to a friend. She send me an article about the "Straight White Boys Texting" blog that also mentioned Aziz's upcoming book. Drawn by the strong sociological research focus I decided to give it a go.First off, I was SUPER relieved to find out my frustrations and anxieties seemed to be un. "Modern Romance Decrypted" according to book_thief. When I read that Aziz had a book coming out, I decided I needed to treat myself.To start, I think anybody contemplating buying the Kindle version should really just spend the extra bucks for the hardcopy, as the book is filled with cool colored pictures and graphs that I think really add to the overall experience. It just wouldn’t be as fun reading on a black and white Kindle.That being said, when I first started the book I was expecting another biography simil. "A hilariously useful map of the dating landscape in the digital age" according to Dr Ali Binazir. On my birthday – which is the same as the publication date of this book -- my sister called to tell me that she’d bought me Aziz Ansari’s new book. “Great!,” I thought. Aziz is one funny dude, so it should not be much of a chore to humor my sister’s generosity by reading it. It wasn’t until the next day, when I read Aziz & Eric’s New York Times article on online dating, that I realized that this book was going to hit th