Gen Z thinks they're so special, they can't deal with romance

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAs promised, a new book says Gen Z believes it deserves special treatment, and that belief is making romantic relationships harder to form.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe author is Daniel Cox, and the book is called Generation Uncoupled.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe writes in the New York Post that special treatment makes equal partnerships difficult.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe sharper point is that people raised to expect special treatment keep dating other people raised the same way.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo people, each waiting to be treated as the main character. It's a dinner reservation for one, twice.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, that's harsh. Maybe they just have high standards and a lot of self-love.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSelf-love is fine until both of them want the window seat on the couch. Then it's a siege.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA siege over a couch.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd somebody has to compromise on the thermostat, which in my experience is where every great romance is tested.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorVera, you've never shared a thermostat in your life.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNeither of us has, Dale. We each have a private office and a private grudge, and that has worked fine.