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Nothing is traditional about love anymore. Here’s the ‘new’ book of love

Feb 14, 2016 04:23 PM IST

From singles’ clubs and sapiosexuals to gender fluidity and memorable proposals, there’s nothing traditional about love anymore.

Still think Valentine’s Day is about hearts, red dresses, and candlelight dinners? Time for a little catching up. In the age of Internet, smartphones, hook-up apps, long-distance relationships and sexual experimentation, love has spawned an extended range of interpretations. Here’s our look at 14 modern additions to the book of love. It’s not just about teddy bears and togetherness. Today, it’s about Tinder and threesomes as well.

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    Shikha Kumar is a features writer, whose primary interests include books, feminism, gender studies, and pop culture. She’s always up for discussions on Urban Dictionary, Lena Dunham’s brand of feminism and the potato wedges-french fries conflict.

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