Emily Witt is an American investigative journalist based in Brooklyn with a particular focus on modern dating from the feminine perspective. Witt has written for numerous publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times, Men's Journal, the New York Observer, n+1, the Oxford American, the London Review of Books, GQ, The Nation, and Miami New Times. Her writing has been described as a blend of "personal writing with social analysis." Her book Future Sex explores how women see the dating world in the 21st century; Publishers Weekly described her book as "an illuminating, hilarious account of sex and dating in the digital age, when hook-up culture and technology have vastly altered the romantic landscape."