How have our words for dating and break ups changed?

How do you find the right words to make- or break- a personal relationship? How have our words for dating changed over the centuries? To consider the clichés and coinages used to negotiate matters of the heart by everyone from novelist Edith Wharton to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Rosen and linguist Dr. Laura Wright are joined by Zoe Strimpel of the University of Sussex.

First broadcast on Word of Mouth, 6 September 2016.