Love letters: saving romance in the digital age

In today's world of Tinder and texting, do we write and save love letters anymore?

Are we more likely to save a screenshot of a text exchange or a box of paper letters from a lover?

How might these different ways to store a love letter make us feel?

Sociologist Michelle Janning's 'Love Letters' offers a new twist on the study of love letters: what people do with them and whether digital or paper format matters.

Through stories, a rich review of past research, and her own survey findings, Janning uncovers whether and how people from different groups (including gender and age) approach their love letter 'curatorial practices' in an era when digitization of communication is nearly ubiquitous.