Series
Is this the end of love?
The way we form and maintain romantic relationships is changing, shaping new ways of thinking about family, dating, marriage and more. Is it just a matter of the rules shifting or is there something else going on? We’re checking in with each generation to ask: could this be the end of love?
Rosters and situationships: Has Gen Z abandoned love?
The first in our generational series “Is this the end of love?” examines dating for the youngest adults in the dating pool – Gen Z – and how they navigate ghosting and breadcrumbing among other norms.
- Cindy Yin and Emily Kaine
From swearing off men to polyamory: How Millennials are changing the face of modern love
Growing financial instability, an uncertain future marked by war and climate change, and evolving notions of family. Is this the end of love for Millennials? It’s complicated.
- Lauren Ironmonger and Emily Kaine
More baggage, fewer expectations: How Gen X is redefining love in midlife
Raising children, caring for ageing parents, nursing the wounds of a broken relationship: The quest for love has never been harder in the modern age. So what’s it like for our midlife Gen Xers?
- Lauren Ironmonger
Other series
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026
This year’s laugh fest has kicked off, with more than 2000 performers stepping up to the mic. Here, our writers take a closer look
- 10 stories
Hate of origin: Inside football’s most intense rivalry
Essendon and Hawthorn have hated each other for more than 40 years, from some old-fashioned thuggery and a fake drug scandal in the mid-80s to last year’s failed bid by the Hawks to poach the Bombers’ captain.
- 5 stories