In modern dating and relationships, love and courting have been obscured, stolen, skipped, and contorted by modern technology. Along with that, we have high divorce rates, scary prospects for the economy, and influencers who insist that we should hate and use each other.
So, is the future of relationships really that bleak? Should we abandon all hope? Let’s find out.
Writer: Dylan Swanepoel
Script Editor & Manager: Kelly Soong
Voice Over: Gabriel Miles
Animator: Elijah Jezia Octa
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong
References
Lin, S. L. (2023). The “loneliness epidemic”, intersecting risk factors and relations to mental health help-seeking: A population-based study during COVID-19 lockdown in Canada. Journal of affective disorders, 320, 7-17.
Ortiz-Ospina, E., & Roser, M. (2024). Is there a loneliness epidemic?. Our World in Data.
Ciscato, E. (2019). The changing wage distribution and the decline of marriage. Unpublished manuscript.
Bucher, A., Neubauer, A.B., Voss, A. et al. Together is Better: Higher Committed Relationships Increase Life Satisfaction and Reduce Loneliness. J Happiness Stud 20, 2445–2469 (2019). doi.org/10.1007/s10902-018-0057-1
Arránz Becker, O. (2013). Effects of similarity of life goals, values, and personality on relationship satisfaction and stability: Findings from a two‐wave panel study. Personal Relationships, 20(3), 443-461.
So, is the future of relationships really that bleak? Should we abandon all hope? Let’s find out.
Writer: Dylan Swanepoel
Script Editor & Manager: Kelly Soong
Voice Over: Gabriel Miles
Animator: Elijah Jezia Octa
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong
References
Lin, S. L. (2023). The “loneliness epidemic”, intersecting risk factors and relations to mental health help-seeking: A population-based study during COVID-19 lockdown in Canada. Journal of affective disorders, 320, 7-17.
Ortiz-Ospina, E., & Roser, M. (2024). Is there a loneliness epidemic?. Our World in Data.
Ciscato, E. (2019). The changing wage distribution and the decline of marriage. Unpublished manuscript.
Bucher, A., Neubauer, A.B., Voss, A. et al. Together is Better: Higher Committed Relationships Increase Life Satisfaction and Reduce Loneliness. J Happiness Stud 20, 2445–2469 (2019). doi.org/10.1007/s10902-018-0057-1
Arránz Becker, O. (2013). Effects of similarity of life goals, values, and personality on relationship satisfaction and stability: Findings from a two‐wave panel study. Personal Relationships, 20(3), 443-461.
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