Author(s): Jennifer Pinkerton

Sexuality and Gender

Based on interviews across Australia, Heartland guides readers through the intimate world of love, dating, and sex among millennials. From hard and fast hook-ups to loneliness, deep love and even climate change stress, I want to understand the whole gamut of modern love. I want to know the heartland.Stump, 30, has a knack for getting herself into unusual dating situationsAlex, 25, streams porn for four hours each dayKu, 25, relies on alcohol to meet people and push boundaries during sexMichael, 36, discovers polyamory after raising kidsCassandra, 26, mixes kink with sex workFinding love and quenching lust are desires humankind has sought for millennia. Today the internet plays a key role in how we find companionship and connection, but for writer Jennifer Pinkerton - who's traversing her own ups and downs in love and commitment - this new era of dating apps, omnipresent porn and increasingly fluid identities begs the question: what is the future of modern love?