Aziz Ansari on Modern Romance: It's easier to meet, harder to connect

CBC Radio | Posted: July 16, 2015 12:46 PM | Last Updated: July 16, 2015

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Caption: Aziz Ansari is an actor, comedian and now a quasi-expert on love in the age of texting. (Penguin Press)

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What would you do with the raw emotion of romantic rejection? Aziz Ansari wrote a book.

Part research, part rant, Modern Romance — co-written by sociologist Eric Klinenberg — is a surprisingly thorough exploration of love in the time of Tinder. The comic and Parks and Recreation star joins Shad to walk through hard-earned lessons and extended metaphors. How is dating like buying jam? How is falling in love like boiling water?

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Caption: Crazy idea, singles: allow things to heat up slowly. (Penguin Press/CBC)

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WEB EXTRA | Watch Ansari's 80s style book trailer. We apologize in advance for the haircuts.

Plus Ansari's take on what proposals would sound like if the institution of marriage didn't exist.

q: Do you agree that this generation of daters is horrible at analyzing choices and too quick to move on?

Aziz Ansari on Modern Romance: It's easier to meet, harder to connect

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