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_Published 2015-06-16. On the 'Tonight Show,' Jimmy Fallon christened a brand new game with Aziz Ansari, and it’s just as funny as it sounds — 'First Textual Experiences.'_


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## Transcript

On the Tonight Show Monday, Jimmy Fallon christened a brand new game with Aziz Ansari and it's just as funny as it sounds. First textual experience. Oh no, even just the length. I'm like no, not that long. [ LAUGH ] [ LAUGHING ] It's alarming. [ LAUGHING ] You want to sit down for this one. Viewers sent in real first text messages from potential dates read by Jimmy and Aziz, and they were all so cringe- worthy. Fans on Twitter absolutely loved the text, with many saying they couldn't stop laughing while watching. In fact it made us wonder if he should have it become a regular segment. But as random as that clip may have seemed, Aziz had a good reason for talking about dating in the digital age.

After all, that's the topic of his new book, Modern Romance. The comedian teamed up with a NYU sociologist to investigate how differently people are creating relationships in 2015. He told NPR he had one pretty specific question he wanted to answer. Why, despite the millions of profiles on OkCupid, Match, Tinder and the like, people still struggle to find the One or at least someone will return their text messages. Man, we feel you, Aziz. That's up there with the meaning of life for us.

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