The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World

by Rachel Thompson

Swiping, situationships, love-bombing, ghosting, healing... Dating is hard. Why has making connections never felt so simple, yet keeping them has never been so complicated? Sex and dating journalist Rachel Thompson has spent the past decade investigating how we seduce, perceive and treat each other in our post-dating apps era. Written for all, but with particular care for marginalised communities, this book explores questions such as:

Why are our odds of finding someone compatible 1 in 562? What does ‘the spark’ actually mean from a scientific perspective? How does technology warp our communication, standards and self-esteem? Why are we becoming more sensitive to rejection? What does real emotional availability look like?

Weaving Thompson's personal anecdotes with expert research and interviews with real people, mental-health professionals and sociologists, this book is a rallying cry for radical intimacy and a key resource for protecting your wellbeing and establishing healthy communication and boundaries: paving the way for love beyond the algorithm.

Genres: Nonfiction

289 pages, Hardcover

Published January 23, 2025

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Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you’re dating right now (or if you’re truly over it) you should read this! A fabulous, smart, meticulously researched deep dive into dating app culture and fatigue and how to deal with it.

[Luba · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not sure this book offers a fix, but it certainly validates experiences one may have when dating or searching for love. It's interesting in the breadth of references to how people from different orientations, mental health conditions and so on experience dating. The overall message is one of support, but I'm not sure there are concrete tips beyond keeping faith, communicating feelings and being guided by gut feelings.

[Savannah]

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