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"The script for romance has been changing ... and it will continue to change along with our sense of what is “normal.” How that process happens has a lot to do with representation in the stories we tell, and in the stories we consume ... "
My new essay for the Insitute of Art and Ideas is out now!
IAI TV - Changing how the world thinksRewriting romance | Carrie JenkinsRomantic love is still put on a pedestal as the exemplar of relationships. This is damaging not only to individuals but to society at large. It discriminates against people who find deep love in non-traditional relationships, it weakens our sense of connection to those beyond our romantic partners. What we need is more and different stories about what love might look like, argues Carrie Jenkins.