U Up?: An Intimate History of Online Dating

Based on in-depth interviews with daters around the globe, a fun and whip-smart social history of online dating tracing the fascinating ways we try to find love in a world that has changed rapidly around us, from Victorian-era personal ads to Hinge prompts.

For better or worse (these days you're more likely to hear “worse”) online dating has, over the last few decades, become a fundamental part of modern courtship. As traditional communities and social institutions have eroded and transforme...