A stand-up comedian probably wouldn’t be your
first choice to write a study on the trials of dating in the new millennium,
but Aziz Ansari (best known for his role on Parks
and Recreation) joined forces with sociology professor Eric Klinenberg for
this one-of-a-kind guide to dating, mating, cheating, and etiquette. The result
is a book full of solid research and
snarky commentary.
Ansari and Klinenberg found out that there is
a generational difference of opinion on whether it’s okay to break up with
someone via text message, but romance is changing in other ways, too. Years
ago, young people didn’t spend a decade or more searching for a soul mate when
they could just settle down in a companionable marriage with the boy or girl
next door. Ansari notes that his own parents had an arranged marriage that has
lasted happily for more than 35 years, but maybe because online dating has
introduced him to so many women he would have never made contact with before,
making a decision to settle down forever with one person is harder than ever.
Modern Romance is funny, irreverent, and
full of insight about love in the modern world.
Reviewed
by Lynn Heitkamp
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