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The Love Fix
Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World
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Brief Description
A compassionate guide to the mentality of dating and how to find care, love and meaningful connections in the digital age. Swiping, situationships, ghosting... Dating is hard. Why is it so easy to make connections yet so hard to maintain them? Sex and dating journalist Rachel...
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A compassionate guide to the mentality of dating and how to find care, love and meaningful connections in the digital age.
Swiping, situationships, ghosting... Dating is hard. Why is it so easy to make connections yet so hard to maintain them?
Sex and dating journalist Rachel Thompson blends her decade-long investigation of love post-dating apps with expertise from mental-health professionals and socialists alongside interviews with real people to find answers. With care for marginalised communities, this book reveals:
- why our odds of finding someone compatible are 1 in 562;
- the scientific meaning of 'the spark';
- how technology warps communication and self-esteem;
- why we're becoming more sensitive to rejection;
- what real emotional availability looks like.
An essential resource for nurturing your wellbeing and establishing healthy connections and boundaries, The Love Fix offers love beyond the algorithm.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529927955
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 30 January 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Square Peg
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 143.0mm
Height: 223.0mm
Weight: 411g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Rachel Thompson is a British author and journalist specialising in sex, dating, and relationships. Her first book Rough- How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, an investigation into sexual violence, was published by Square Peg (Vintage) in August 2021. Stylist called Rough \"2021's most important book about sex\". Rachel is the Features Editor at Mashable and a leading sex and relationships writer in the UK who has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, British Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The Telegraph, CNN, HuffPost, and more.
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