Good ideas EG.
http://www.litlovers.com/reading-gui...ansari?start=3
A question to start with:
2. Talk about Ansari's statement that "the whole culture of finding love and a mate has radically changed” in the modern era." In what way...and why? Or maybe you don't really agree with him? If so, why not?
I think there was a lot about this in the first chapters of the book. It used to be people found their partners locally - literally "down the block". The person you married was often someone that lived close to you, and was known by you or your family and friends. People probably didn't have many partners before settling down.
Now, even an average person can meet at least one new person each week through internet dating apps. That would not have been possible 20 years ago. When I was in University, there were no emails or social media. Most of the people I dated were women that I went to school with or worked with. If you were introverted, you could go months without meeting someone or dating.
Now it is easier to meet people, and even carry on long distance relationships (thank you Skype). Maybe it is easier now to meet your most perfect match and have a successful relationship, because your prospect pool is much deeper. The dating apps allow you to filter and search for the kind of person you most want to meet.
I think there is a downside to all these options though - people may give up on relationships too easily, because there are always so many other options available. But the grass is not always greener.