Are We Really Having An Intimacy Recession? | Untangled

In this week’s episode, Ben and Stacey untangle the issues being faced by a generation that is struggling to form meaningful emotional and romantic connections.

Why are so many people giving up on dating and finding love? Is it dating apps? The changing gender roles? Or are people all just too individualistic now? Ben and Stacey discuss that it isn’t just a case of young people having less sex and being in fewer romantic relationships, there is a possibility that we are in the middle of a global “intimacy recession.”

0:00 Intro

01:12 Ben & Stacey on this week

04:30 The Intimacy Recession

48:16 Outro

The world feels more complicated than ever – so Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand are here to make sense of it. Each week, they dive into the stories behind the headlines, unravelling the spin and getting to the real stuff shaping your world. News, culture, political drama - smart, curious, and honest. Untangled - a Channel 4 podcast cutting through the chaos of modern life.

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