{"id":377,"date":"2015-07-01T10:38:34","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T14:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/?p=377"},"modified":"2015-07-01T10:38:34","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T14:38:34","slug":"aziz-ansari-modern-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/01\/aziz-ansari-modern-romance\/","title":{"rendered":"Aziz Ansari &#8220;Modern Romance&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150621_191036.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"378\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/01\/aziz-ansari-modern-romance\/20150621_191036\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150621_191036.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2592,3197\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G850W&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434913836&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0051020408163265&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20150621_191036\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150621_191036-243x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150621_191036-649x800.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-378 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150621_191036-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"20150621_191036\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150621_191036-243x300.jpg 243w, http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150621_191036-649x800.jpg 649w, http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150621_191036-1024x1263.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/20150621_191036-203x250.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a>Aziz Ansari presents the reader with a compelling, well-researched, and entertaining read on the landscape of modern romance. I appreciated that within the introduction he had a full-disclosure of the type of research that was conducted and the type of relationship (predominately heterosexual) that would be covered. He realized that not all types of relationships could be achieved within this single book, and because of his own experiences he could not discuss them effectively.<\/p>\n<p>When reading this book and knowing I would write a review, I was unsure just how candid I wanted to be <!--more-->about my own life in relation to the information presented &#8211; I mean no one or maybe a select few actually read these reviews. Therefore *dives in:* There were many parts of the book that had me nodding, especially the section regarding messages, just SO accurate. &lt;\/endspersonalreflection&gt;<\/p>\n<p>I liked the term used within the book &#8220;emerging adult&#8221; to describe my generation. Instead of following similar paths like our parents (meaning we would begin marrying now) we are instead living in a society where we are working on ourselves before we commit. This means &#8211; especially for women &#8211; working towards a career, knowing what we want out of life, going on adventures, traveling, etc. I could not possibly see myself marrying this young, 22? Heck no, I don&#8217;t even own my own car.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Aziz Ansari finds a great balance between being funny and informative within his book. Additionally, because of the type of language that is used, it makes reading super easy and accessible. ALSO PHOTOS. Lots of photos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-377\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/01\/aziz-ansari-modern-romance\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-377\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/01\/aziz-ansari-modern-romance\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/01\/aziz-ansari-modern-romance\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aziz Ansari presents the reader with a compelling, well-researched, and entertaining read on the landscape of modern romance. I appreciated that within the introduction he had a full-disclosure of the type of research that was conducted and the type of relationship (predominately heterosexual) that would be covered. He realized that not all types of relationships&hellip;<a href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/01\/aziz-ansari-modern-romance\/\" class=\"button\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Aziz Ansari &#8220;Modern Romance&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-377\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/01\/aziz-ansari-modern-romance\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-377\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/01\/aziz-ansari-modern-romance\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/01\/aziz-ansari-modern-romance\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,60,4,9],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p69hvu-65","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":670,"url":"http:\/\/vchiasson.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/09\/master-of-none\/","url_meta":{"origin":377,"position":0},"title":"Master of None","date":"November 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"So as any good person would do, I binged watched Master of None this weekend. 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