A growing number of Gen Z and younger millennials are turning to existing friends to find romantic partners, says a new survey. That could mean dating apps and hookup culture are on the decline as relationship priorities and social media habits change.
On the other hand, meeting a stranger online or in the street does not come with that third-person accountability, she added.
“There’s been an increase in focus on sexual harassment, which is, I think, a good thing but it’s also greatly limited the degree to which people are willing to kind of approach strangers,” she said. As more women entered the workforce, the traditional gender breakdowns in marriages — where men were seen as the breadwinners and women as homemakers — shifted. If both partners are providing income for the household, it prompts the question, “What is it that I’m getting from you?” said Pelot.
Handley also feels that, compared with older adults, Gen Z has normalized prioritizing mental and physical health. Wade, who tracks college hookup culture, says it has co-opted other ways of finding relationships, too. “A lot of them want serious, meaningful, committed relationships in the future. But right now, they’re feeling like they’re surrounded by a hookup culture,” she said.
“The site’s users are disproportionately young people,” said Thomas. “But when you sample couples in the United States, the ones who met online and actually formed a long term relationship, they’re disproportionately middle aged.”
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