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    Lena and Eli explore Mark Regnerus's groundbreaking analysis of how contraception, pornography, and dating apps have revolutionized romance, creating new economic dynamics that explain why modern relationships feel so different from previous generations.

    Cheap Sex: How Technology Transformed Modern Dating

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    A summary of the book Cheap Sex: The Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy by Mark Regnerus

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    Cheap Sex Chapter Summary | Mark Regnerus - Bookey
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    Mapping the New Mating Market: A Review of Cheap Sex
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    Sociologist Mark Regnerus Takes on the Economics of Cheap Sex
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    Q&A: <em>Cheap Sex</em> and why today's young people are postponing marriage
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    Opening and Introduction

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    The Economics of Modern Romance

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    The Technology Revolution in Dating

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    The Campus Laboratory

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    The Digital Dating Dilemma

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    The Transformation of Marriage and Commitment

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    Power Dynamics and Bargaining in Relationships

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    The Economics of Infidelity

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    The Labor of Love in Modern Dating

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    The Political Dimensions of Going Out

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    The Paradox of Sexual Freedom

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