The real reason women aren't dating | Engagement Party

The internet is full of dating horror stories and think pieces the death of traditional romance. It’s a concept built for virality. But is the moral panic real? Audie and Ari turn to relationship writer Karley Sciortino to talk navigating romance in the age of the apps.

0:00 Is the romance recession real?
2:24 The 20-somethings we work with weigh in on the dismal state of dating
3:14 Heteropessimism is showing up in our movies and TV, too
5:52 Audie and Ari disclose their own limitations (they're off the market)
7:20 The generational divide the apps have created in romance
9:45 It used to be a lot of work to play the field, but now it's easy to have a "roster"
10:49 Maybe the cure for straight romance is to take notes from queer people
13:00 Karley Sciortino is the 21st century Carrie Bradshaw and she's here to help
15:23 The apps were sold to us as efficiency, but romance needs friction
17:06 The alternatives to the apps involve (shocker) going outside
21:40 Women's expectations for relationships have shifted, but why is that a bad thing?
26:40 Scroll & Tell: Women are crashing out over men not asking them any questions about themselves
30:36 Take or Tea: ghosting, AI matchmakers, who should pay on dates, marriage sabbaticals

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