Millennial Love

Journalist Olivia Petter explores the questions, quirks, and anxieties that consume the contemporary dating landscape. In this book, based on a podcast, Petter scrutinizes myths surrounding modern romance and questions why, despite technology designed to aid communication, it’s harder to meet someone now than ever before. The book expands on 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’ exposed the consequences of these things.

Other topics covered include read receipt anxiety, the need to rethink our relationship with porn, and the significance of ‘sliding into someone’s DMs’. By combining memoir with social commentary and insights from former podcast guests, this book is an essential handbook on what it means to love today.