A Romance Recession: A Video

Written By Mitchell Stephens

Plenty of studies and news stories lately noting a decline in dating, in relationships, in having sex, in falling in love—among young people, the people who would be most expected to indulge in such behaviors. And the decline has not just been observed among young people. This two-and-a-half minute video is a meditation upon such behaviors—all of which might fall under the heading, “romance”—and their apparent decline, which has been dubbed: “A Romance Recession.”

Featuring images of the sculptures of Gustav Vigeland, Oslo, Norway.

Mitchell Stephens

Mitchell Stephens, one of the editors of this site, is the author of nine books, including the rise of the image the fall of the word, A History of News, Imagine There’s No Heaven: How Atheism Helped Create the Modern World, Beyond News: The Future of Journalism, and The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and the Invention of 20th Century Journalism. He is a professor emeritus of Journalism at New York University, lives in New York City and spends a lot of time traveling and fiddling with video.

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