Aziz Ansari

Modern Romance

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A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from one of this generation’s sharpest comedic voices
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 abilities to connect with and sort through these options are staggering. So why are so many people frustrated?
Some of our problems are unique to our time. “Why did this guy just text me an emoji of a pizza?” “Should I go out with this girl even though she listed Combos as one of her favorite snack foods? Combos?!” “My girlfriend just got a message from some dude named Nathan. Who’s Nathan? Did he just send her a photo of his penis? Should I check just to be sure?”
But the transformation of our romantic lives can’t be explained by technology alone. 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. 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 twenty-four. Today, people marry later than ever and spend years of their lives on a quest to find the perfect person, a soul mate.
For years, Aziz Ansari has been aiming his comic insight at modern romance, but for Modern Romance, the book, he decided he needed to take things to another level. He teamed up with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg and designed a massive research project, including hundreds of interviews and focus groups conducted everywhere from Tokyo to Buenos Aires to Wichita. They analyzed behavioral data and surveys and created their own online research forum on Reddit, which drew thousands of messages. They enlisted the world’s leading social scientists, including Andrew Cherlin, Eli Finkel, Helen Fisher, Sheena Iyengar, Barry Schwartz, Sherry Turkle, and Robb Willer. The result is unlike any social science or humor book we’ve seen before.
In Modern Romance, Ansari combines his irreverent humor with cutting-edge social science to give us an unforgettable tour of our new romantic world.
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  • Sanzhar Surshanovshared an impression9 years ago
    💞Loved Up
    🌴Beach Bag Book
    😄LOLZ

    Не ожидал от Ансари такой интересной книги, понравится активным пользователям соц сетей и мессенджеров.

  • Olzhas Murtazinshared an impression9 years ago
    🎯Worthwhile

    Есть интересные мысли, но книга слишком раздута в размерах, многие вещи можно было сократить. Устаёшь от повторяющихся идей. Отличный комик, проделал хорошую работу, но есть ещё чему поучиться, чтобы местами не быть через чур скучным. Думаю 3-4 из 5.

  • Мариshared an impression9 years ago
    👍Worth reading

    Достаточно интересная и дает возможность лучше проанализировать современный мир отношений и увидеть как сильно изменился мир свиданий и отношений в последние десятилетия. Достаточно забавных шуток, чтобы поддерживать интерес к книге.

Quotes

  • Артём Макарскийhas quoted9 years ago
    Some people say that it doesn’t matter what you text someone. If they like you, they like you. After interviewing hundreds of singles, I can scientifically confirm that this is total bullshit.
  • Yohanahas quoted7 years ago
    The problem, he says, is that today far too many people are making commitments that they cannot realistically honor.
  • Yohanahas quoted7 years ago
    If passionate love is the coke of love, companionate love is like having a glass of wine or smoking a few hits of some mild weed.

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