Most people think romance is a private affair between two individuals. They’re missing the bigger picture. Social romance is what happens when relationships exist within communities, when romantic connections are built through shared social contexts, and when the pursuit of love becomes a collective experience rather than an isolated struggle.
This matters especially for people over 60, where 36% of adults over 65 are single and 25% are socially isolated. These aren’t just statistics about loneliness. They’re indicators of a massive failure in how we structure social opportunities for romantic connection in later life.
