In today’s world, technology is constantly changing. While our dependence on it is increasing, it seems that romance is morphing into something completely different than what generations before us experienced. Luckily for us though, comedian Aziz Ansari has written the book Modern Romance to help navigate through the confusing world of technology in hopes of finding someone special. There are a lot of reasons why you should make this your next read, but five of them are:

1. It's backed up by science

Before reading this book, I just knew Aziz Ansari as another funny comedian and actor. However, you’ll find a lot more than just humor while readingModern Romance. Ansari teamed up with sociologist, Eric Klinenber, from New York University in order to perform hundreds of focus groups and interviews. They also recruited a multitude of well-known sociologists to help them with their research.

2. But it's also still pretty funny

What else would you expect from Aziz Ansari? Although Modern Romance is based on social science, it still contains plenty of humor. Ansari’s hilarious commentary helps break up all of the science and research so that you can learn a lot while still being entertained.

3. You can actually relate to it

Wondering why the cute guy that seemed so interested in you is taking forever to text back? Or maybe if your latest Tinder match is going to lead to anything? Problems like this are discussed throughout Modern Romance. Ansari provides anecdotes and research to show why our generation does what it does when it comes to the dating world.

4. You'll learn about dating scenes around the world

The most interesting thing I learned after reading Modern Romance is how different cultures treat dating. Aziz Ansari traveled all over the world to find the extremes of modern romance. From Tokyo to Buenos Aires, we see how drastic some culture’s dating scenes are when compared to our own.

5. And you'll realize that modern romance doesn't have to be all that "modern"

After chapters of providing facts and data about everything from texting to online dating, Ansari leaves us with this, “finding someone today is probably more complicated and stressful than it was for previous generations – but you’re also more likely to end up with someone you are really excited about.” With social media and the Internet, we are given countless options of potential partners that generations before us never had. But to actually form a deeper connection, we have to close our laptops, quit over-analyzing texts, and forget about there being a better alternative out there. Although it’s easy to get sucked into technology, it’s important to remember that there is a human being behind the other screen that we might have a lot of potential with if we put down our devices long enough to realize it.