Is romance dead Our changing expectations of love
there s no romance anymore, nobody wants it meanwhile shows like Bridgerton are flourishing to the point it changed fashion, people are still swooning over Mr Darcy s hand flex and romcom s are having a resurgence. So what s happening here Do people truly not want to be wooed anymore Did swiping kill the meetcute Or is it something deeper than that, where people want more from a relationship than a fire emoji when their date won t text them back more than a couple of words. Why enter into a relationship with someone if you re not being met halfway Why be in a serious relationship when it means taking on emotional labor your partner hasn t done Why take on the role of mother in a relationship and clean up after your partner because it s expected from gender roles Is there a widening gap happening of expectations from love Love means taking the other person as they are, are people really being too picky or is it more than t
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