num_pages: 304
description: A brilliant and surprising investigation into why we date the way we doIt seems as though every week theres a new app available on your smartphone promising dates aplentyjust swipe right. A mate on the other hand is becoming harder and harder to find. The age-old quest for true love requires more effort than ever before. Lets face it: Dating is work.Which as it happens is exactly where it began in the nineteenth centuryas prostitution. In Labor of Love Moira Weigel dives into the secret history of dating while holding up a mirror to the contemporary dating landscape revealing why we date the way we do and explaining why it feels so much like work. This isnt a guide to getting the guy; there are no ridiculous rules to follow in Labor of Love. This is a brilliant fresh and utterly original approach to help us understand how dating was invented and hopefully to lead us closer to the happy ending that it promises.
language: English
title: Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux