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• Unit 4
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First-Year Writing Seminar, Spring 2019

Lili Porten

Section 20: Being Choosy

1. Read selections from Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg’s Modern Romance (2015), which is more thoughtful than you might expect but also a quick read (don’t be daunted by the page numbers!)
   • Chapter 1, “Searching for Your Soul Mate” pp. 11-32
   • Chapter 2, “The Initial Ask” pp. 33-68
   • Chapter 3, “Online Dating” pp. 79-91 & 106-118
   • Chapter 4, “Choice and Options, pp. 123-139 & 145-147
2. Read Julie Beck, “The Rise of Dating App Fatigue,” The Atlantic 25 October 2016