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Can I read Labor of Love : the Invention of Dating on EtoBox?
Labor of Love : the Invention of Dating by Weigel, Moira, 1984- author is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Labor of Love : the Invention of Dating about?
It Seems As Though Every Week There's A New App Available On Your Smartphone Promising Dates A Plenty--just Swipe Right. A Mate, On The Other Hand, Is Becoming Harder And Harder To Find. The Age-old Quest For True Love Requires More Effort Than Ever Before. Let's Face It: Dating Is Work. Which, As It Happens, Is Exactly Where It Began, In The 19th Century--as Prostitution. In Labor Of Love, Moira Weigel Dives Into The Secret History Of Dating While Holding Up A Mirror To The Contemporary Dating Landscape, Revealing Why We Date The Way We Do And Explaining Why It Feels So Much Like Work. This Isn't A Guide To Getting The Guy; There Are No Ridiculous Rules To Follow In Labor Of Love. This Is A Brilliant, Fresh, And Utterly Original Approach To Help Us Understand How Dating Was Invented And, Hopefully, Lead Us Closer To The Happy Ending That It Promises-- A Brilliant And Surprising Investigation Into Why We Date The Way We Do-- Introduction: Dates -- Tricks -- Likes -- Outs -- School -- Steadies -- Freedom -- Niches -- Protocol -- Plans -- Help -- Afterword: Love. Moira Weigel. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [269]-273) And Index.
Who reads Labor of Love : the Invention of Dating?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Weigel, Moira, 1984- author
- Publisher
- New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780374713133
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Gender Studies, Social Science, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.67 / 5 (513 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13