Aziz Ansari Breaks Down The Research Behind His New Book 'Modern Romance'

'Modern Romance' is a collaboration between Ansari and NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg.

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The decades-old tradition of running the great American press gauntlet sounds insane on paper, particularly the bizarre practice —  perpetuated by publications and well-meaning fans alike — of asking willing, weary participants the same questions over and over again, ad infinitum. The wiser ones often skip the vast sea of middlemen by taking announcements, clarifications, and general promotion straight to Twitter and Instagram.

Aziz Ansari, just weeks away from releasing his first book entitled Modern Romance, decided to answer — in detail via a self-described "nice huge Twitter rant" — a question he's surely received in droves surrounding the press cycle for Modern Romance:

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A lot of ppl have been asking what my new book Modern Romance is about, so I thought I could explain it with a nice huge Twitter rant…

— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) May 28, 2015

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If you are in a relationship, do you share your email or phone passwords with your partner? Or keep that shit locked?

— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) May 28, 2015

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@azizansari If your partner leaves their FB open & you see msgs from someone named Alexia, is it cool to read em? Who the fuck is Alexia?!

— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) May 28, 2015

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Online dating is the biggest way people meet their spouses now, more than work, school, and friends COMBINED.

— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) May 28, 2015

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Through online dating and beyond, single people now have an infinite number of – but how do you sort through infinite options?

— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) May 28, 2015

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A few decades ago, ppl would find a decent person who lived in their neighborhood. Their families would meet...

— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) May 28, 2015

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To learn about all of this, I teamed up with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg and we designed a massive research project.

— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) May 28, 2015

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We also enlisted some of the best social scientists to help us understand and study all the facets of modern love and romance.

— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) May 28, 2015

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So that's my book, and I'm really excited for everyone to read it.

— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) May 28, 2015

 Modern Romance stealthily raises the comedic bar starting June 16. Additionally, a forthcoming Netflix series centered around Ansari was recently announced — with a possible unveiling later this year.

Life after Parks & Recreation is clearly a treat — just ask this guy.

 

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