"A refreshing lack of hysteria about the impact the internet has had on our sex lives."The Guardian"The New Laws of Love is an insightful deep dive into the world of digitally mediated dating. Bergström eloquently and convincingly navigates a nuanced path between moral decline theses on the one side and uncritical celebrations of online dating on the other, to reach evidence-based conclusions and analyses."Brady Robards, Monash University
AcknowledgmentsList of FiguresList of SurveysIntroductionPART 1 The Privatization of DatingChapter 1. The History of MatchmakingChapter 2. Dating TechniciansChapter 3. The keys to successChapter 4. Time for Sex and LovePART 2 Unequal Before the Laws of LoveChapter 5. Class at first sightChapter 6. The Age of singlesChapter 7. Digital double standardsConclusion. Private mattersBibliography
Marie Bergström is a researcher at the French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED), Paris.