Atlantic dating study

Are Americans dating more intentionally during the pandemic?

Singles in America surveyed 5,000 Americans and found that 58 percent of people who use dating apps say they have shifted toward more intentional dating since the pandemic. Of those surveyed, 69 percent are being more honest with potential partners and 63 percent are spending more time getting to know them.

Is Seattle a men’s or womens market for dating?

- Seattle is a women’s market—and also the only place where men succeed by sending longer opening messages. “Seattle presents the most unfavorable dating climate for men, with as many as two men for every woman in some segments,” the study says.

Are single Americans really dating more intentionally?

Recent data suggest that’s not quite the case, however, and even point to some positive developments: Many single Americans have been more intentional about whom they date, are having deeper conversations, and are spending more quality time with new partners.

Do dating leagues really exist?

The team combined all that data by using the PageRank algorithm, the same software that helps inform Google’s search results. It found that—insofar as dating “leagues” are not different tiers of hotness, but a single ascending hierarchy of desirability—then they do seem to exist in the data.