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The love fix

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Situationships, ghosting, therapy speak, monogamy or non-monogamy. Dating is hard. But why? Rachel Thompson investigates the data science and mindset behind modern relationships. Casting her gaze back to the decade since Tinder first launched, ‘The Love Fix’ explores how apps have shaped our expectations, self-esteem, and search for intimacy – with particular emphasis on the experiences of queer people, people of colour, people with mental illnesses and other marginalised groups. Weaving true stories of people looking for love with cutting-edge research and interviews from sociologists and mental health professionals, this book will help you to: understand how dating apps really work (or don’t!); recognise the psychology behind prospective matches’ behaviour; honour your own needs and protect your mental health while dating; and find your way back towards intimacy, with others and yourself.

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AS SEEN IN THE GUARDIAN | ‘Required reading for every person dating’ Beth Ashley | ‘Brilliant… has revolutionised conversations around love and modern dating ‘ Shahed Ezaydi | ‘So well-researched and insightful’ Radhika Sanghani | An important feminist voice and a spectacular writerSofie Hagen | ‘The best sex and dating writer since Candace Bushnell Gigi Engle

Swiping, situationships, love-bombing, ghosting, healing… Dating is hard. Why has making connections never felt so simple, yet keeping them has never been so complicated? Sex and dating journalist Rachel Thompson has spent the past decade investigating how we seduce, perceive and treat each other in our post-dating apps era. Written for all, but with particular care for marginalised communities, this book explores questions such as:

Why are our odds of finding someone compatible 1 in 562? What does ‘the spark’ actually mean from a scientific perspective? How does technology warp our communication, standards and self-esteem? Why are we becoming more sensitive to rejection? What does real emotional availability look like?

Weaving Thompson’s personal anecdotes with expert research and interviews with real people, mental-health professionals and sociologists, this book is a rallying cry for radical intimacy and a key resource for protecting your wellbeing and establishing healthy communication and boundaries: paving the way for love beyond the algorithm.