Why dating shows have us hooked—and what they are doing to our relationships

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November 10, 2023
Last night, the words “[w]arning, the following program contains love, lust and sexy democracy” obnoxiously blared from my laptop as the screen scanned over gym-honed mirror-lovers in a luxury villa off the coast of Hawaii. This is referring to none other than the reality show “Love Island” and its cheesy yet iconic narrator Matthew Hoffman,…

Last night, the words “[w]arning, the following program contains love, lust and sexy democracy” obnoxiously blared from my laptop as the screen scanned over gym-honed mirror-lovers in a luxury villa off the coast of Hawaii. This is referring to none other than the reality show “Love Island” and its cheesy yet iconic narrator Matthew Hoffman,…  Read More  dating, relationships, love 

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