The psychology of internet dating can best be described as a kind of schizoid hyper-vigilance, with violent swings of hope and doubt. In this environment in which connections are swift but commitments uncertain, one begins to despair and obsess over the quantity, quality, and frequency of messages. Dating websites might be very good at creating expectations, but they are not so good at helping you manage them.

The Anthology of Colonial Australian Romance Fiction Edited by Ken Gelder and Rachel Weaver MUP I read this book while embodying the bush cliche – lurching between cattle stations and floodplains, rainforest and thick scrub, dipping into the stories by the light of campfires and fading torch batteries. Given these unexpectedly apt settings I suppose […]