Love In The Time Of Millennials And Generation Z: Hook-Ups, Pansexuals And Holy Connection
“That Love is all there is,” wrote Emily Dickinson,
Is all we know of Love;
It is enough, the freight should be
Proportioned to the groove.
Does what we know of love still apply to Australian relationships today – particularly among millennials and Generation Z, whose partnerships and dating behaviours are charting new territories?
Review: Heartland: What is the future of modern love? by Jennifer Pinkerton (Allen & Unwin).
Online dating, hook-ups, increased access to porn. Chastity movements. Romantic partners across (or regardless of) gender orientations. Polyamory and a still-prevalent belief in monogamy. It’s all part of the modern landscape. Many committed relationships strain and break under the burden of meeting the hopes and dreams of what we imagine to be love.
Are th...