The Curious History of Dating

Anyone who has negotiated the thrills of the chase for romance will smile with recognition and sigh in sympathy while reading this entertaining and well-researched history. * The Lady *
Bound to You is a welt-mark above the majority of books which have been marketed to the Fifty Shades fan, and will make an elegant edition to any discerning woman’s top shelf * Literary Review *
Hodgson covers a lot of ground in 234 pages - this is a pacey, intelligent and authoritative account with bags of wit. * LawGazette.co.uk *
Nichi Hodgson takes you on a whistle-stop tour of dating through history * historyextra.com *
A new approach to romance … The heroines of Regency novels could teach today’s young women a trick or two. * Sunday Times *
Nichi’s writing is articulate, entertaining, informative and eye-opening. – J. V. Wilson
A fascinating look at our attitudes to sex and relationships from the 1700s to the present day. Thoroughly recommended. – Hazel Millichamp
I loved it. – Adele Taylor

Nichi Hodgson is a journalist, broadcaster and author living in London. She regularly contributes to Sky News, the BBC and the Telegraph on sex, love, the dating industry and gender politics. A former Silicon Valley matchmaker, Nichi consults for dating apps around the world. Nichi was one of the first British journalists to court-report via Twitter, and is cited in Wikipedia for her coverage of the 2012 obscenity trial, R v Peacock. Nichi co-hosts the Bisexual Brunch podcast and is a regular commentator on BBC Radio 2’s The Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and on BBC Radio 5 Live. She makes frequent appearances in TV documentaries and debates on dating, technology and society. Her first book, Bound To You, detailing her time as a professional dominatrix and personal submissive, was published by Hodder.

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