‘People treat each other as disposable’: dating columnist turned novelist Annie Lord on love and sex in the age of apps

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:00:17 GMT

Her breakup memoir and Vogue column made her the voice of modern dating. As her debut is published, she talks about single life, oversharing and why she still believes she’ll find loveThere is a scene in Annie Lord’s novel that will be instantly familiar to any young person who has spent time at a pub or nightclub recently. Daisy and Maya, two best friends in their mid-20s, are lamenting the paltry state of the dating market.“It’s just shit out there,” Daisy says. “Every time we go out there’s, like, one decent single guy and then about 40 gorgeous women with master’s degrees and shag haircuts and what’s even the point in trying.” Continue reading...

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