{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreienu3lxrplkfgwp5sjq526c7dnxyurczj5gozq76gfdp3z3ez72ie",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:xqhbv3vjphbqsxr3qwvhjsaw/app.bsky.feed.post/3meopi6uxpdg2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreidp4zd6vkedfdztukckvrxylhvwsd4fu5zdtqrevrnetguy5hlgh4"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 120828
  },
  "path": "/culture/people/with-singlehood-on-the-rise-in-britain-what-love-lessons-can-we-learn-from-the-ancients",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T16:02:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.countrylife.co.uk",
  "tags": [
    "People",
    "Culture"
  ],
  "textContent": "More Britons are single, unmarried or living alone now than at any other point in history. Our predecessors might offer ways out of the rut — and into each other's arms.",
  "title": "What have the Romans ever done for us? For one thing, taught us the art of seduction",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-12T16:19:07.000Z"
}