Key ideas in this title

• Status marriages were the norm in the 1700s before the early Victorian Era made romance more acceptable.
• Cultural shifts in the late 1800s and early 1900s liberated both women and men.
• The First World War advanced female independence, and the London party scene followed hot on its heels.
• The 1930s saw the cinema become a dating favorite, and women’s independence increased further.
• The Second World War led to a wedding boom, but the temptations of the home front proved the downfall of many.
• American culture affected how Britons met socially, and attitudes toward sex relaxed a little too.
• The 1960s saw a huge cultural shift and increased sexual freedom, but these changes weren't universal.
• Sexual liberation became increasingly normalized in the 1970s, but individual attitudes still varied.
• The 1980s established that dating could be fun, but the AIDS epidemic cast a dark shadow.
• Third-wave 1990s feminism changed women’s self-perception, while new forms of dating were rather impersonal.
• The new millennium saw gains in the LGBTQI community, sexual liberation in print and a migration to online dating.
• Final summary