More young people choose to date their friends
While most Americans typically date strangers, young adults aged 18–29 are more than twice as likely as seniors to report they were friends with their partner or spouse before they started dating.
Share of Americans reporting how well they knew their partner before dating, by age group
A dot plot shows the distribution of people surveyed reporting how well they knew their partners before dating. Gen Z is far more likely to date their friends than other generations.
