The Idea of You — and the idea of age gaps
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The Idea of You — and the idea of age gaps
“We are in uncharted territory” when it comes to Tinder et al., says Justin Garcia, a research scientist at Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. “There have been two major transitions” in heterosexual mating “in the last four million years,” he says. “The first was around 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, i... See more
Nancy Jo Sales • Tinder and the Dawn of the Dating Apocalypse
By the time you put one guy through a successful marriage and another through the mill of dating and failed relationships, they’re different kinds of guys. That’s what’s different about dating older people. They tend to be more jaded. They’re not as hopeful and appealing as younger single people tend to be.”
Lori Gottlieb • Mr Good Enough: The case for choosing a Real Man over holding out for Mr Perfect
Despite the seeming sexual smorgasbord on offer, dating apps are surprisingly short on seduction. Longitudinal studies show that singles are having less sex and fewer partners than a generation ago.
Mia Levitin • The Future of Seduction
The search for a satisfying sexual partner is a problem all by itself. Another report by the National Marriage Project states: A pornographic media culture may [also] contribute to unrealistic expectations of what their future soul mate should look like. Influenced by the sexy images of young women on MTV, the Internet, and on the runway in televis
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