Millennial Love
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- Create Date：2021-07-08 00:51:13
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Olivia Petter
- ISBN：0008412308
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Summary
In Millennial Love journalist Olivia Petter explores the questions， quirks and anxieties that consume the contemporary dating landscape。
Olivia scrutinises the myths surrounding modern romance and asks why， despite having endless technology designed to aid communication， it’s harder to meet someone now than ever before。
The book is based on the Independent’s chart-topping podcast of the same name and expands on some of the issues discussed on the show， including why contraception is a feminist issue， how dating apps have altered our understanding of attraction， and how 'Love Island' became the unlikely lens through which the consequences of so many of these things were exposed。
Other topics covered include read receipt anxiety， why we need to rethink our relationship with porn， and the significance of ‘sliding into someone’s DMs’。
By combining memoir with social commentary and interviews with the likes of Lisa Taddeo， Munroe Bergdof and Charly Cox， Millennial Love is an essential handbook on what it means to love today。
Olivia scrutinises the myths surrounding modern romance and asks why， despite having endless technology designed to aid communication， it’s harder to meet someone now than ever before。
The book is based on the Independent’s chart-topping podcast of the same name and expands on some of the issues discussed on the show， including why contraception is a feminist issue， how dating apps have altered our understanding of attraction， and how 'Love Island' became the unlikely lens through which the consequences of so many of these things were exposed。
Other topics covered include read receipt anxiety， why we need to rethink our relationship with porn， and the significance of ‘sliding into someone’s DMs’。
By combining memoir with social commentary and interviews with the likes of Lisa Taddeo， Munroe Bergdof and Charly Cox， Millennial Love is an essential handbook on what it means to love today。
Reviews
thekindlegram
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How much sleep have I lost over being left on read， stalking a potential Bumble date before crafting the *perfect* opening line and wondering whether I’ve been blocked by an ex or if they’re “just taking an insta break”？ Sadly， A LOT！ Millennial Love nails dating in the modern age， but also provides some valuable commentary beyond swiping right， on topics including contraception and porn。 The book sums up the angsty texts in my group chats about behaviours （and non behaviours） of our respective How much sleep have I lost over being left on read， stalking a potential Bumble date before crafting the *perfect* opening line and wondering whether I’ve been blocked by an ex or if they’re “just taking an insta break”？ Sadly， A LOT！ Millennial Love nails dating in the modern age， but also provides some valuable commentary beyond swiping right， on topics including contraception and porn。 The book sums up the angsty texts in my group chats about behaviours （and non behaviours） of our respective dates， and I felt extremely seen for about 80% of the book。 But it also touches on the stuff which， for some reason， we still don’t talk about with friends， which has given me a lot to think about。 While modern romance remains a myth to me， Millennial Love was both a depressingly accurate and reassuring remedy。 Thank you to the publishers for the advance copy！ My friends and I always joke about writing some version of a book like this， so I also thank the author for bringing it to life so wonderfully。 。。。more
Masa M。
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I will start off with a confession - I haven’t used a dating app in my life which I feel is pretty un-millennial thing so reading certain parts of the book were an eye-opener for me。 Dating in a digital time where you can find out everything about the person in a matter of seconds is scary and as Olivia points out at moments it can take out the beauty of learning / meeting the person as you would in real life。 However， with apps and social media being a part of everyday lives， it’s interesting t I will start off with a confession - I haven’t used a dating app in my life which I feel is pretty un-millennial thing so reading certain parts of the book were an eye-opener for me。 Dating in a digital time where you can find out everything about the person in a matter of seconds is scary and as Olivia points out at moments it can take out the beauty of learning / meeting the person as you would in real life。 However， with apps and social media being a part of everyday lives， it’s interesting to see how love/dating has adapted to it。 Olivia draws on her own experiences but also on experiences of her guests on her podcast show。 As the book moves from initial dating app swiping， Olivia also talks about contraceptives， porn， feminism， gaslighting， sex workers， lack of sex-education， abortions and the #MeToo movement。 There is a focus on why as women we need to continue talking about all of these topics which are in still parts presented as taboo yet affect us daily。 Whilst reading the book I thought about my own experiences and the joy I got when I felt able to talk to my friends about it but also the anxious feeling I got before introducing some of the topics into conversations。 Reflecting back now， there are still a few topics I never talked to my friends about and would be unsure on how to start them as growing up you’re taught to not talk about them。 Overall， I found the book easy to read， constantly wanting more and really enjoyed that besides reading on life experiences it was accompanied with statistics。 “Millennial Love” is a book that is relatable， funny， sad， scary and informative。 Thank you to the publishers for sending me an advanced copy of the book。 。。。more
David
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Awesome and a very funny read - really shines a light on the jungle that is modern dating - highly recommended for anyone that is in that particular jungle ！
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