Evidence before certainty
Dating statistics need a date, a definition, a source, and a limit. The notes below are drawn from a candidate evidence layer and are not a sealed or freshly re-verified research review.
The supplied market-evidence file is marked “candidate, not sealed.” Its figures require independent re-verification and a freshness review before they are presented as current. This page keeps its caveats visible.
Pew's Jan. 8, 2025 article reports 44% in 2019 and 42% in 2023 using Census/ACS household data. It is not a measure of dating, all committed relationships, or relationship quality; Pew also notes that the ACS misses some cohabiting relationships. Source page checked Oct. 30, 2026.
Source listed in the evidence file: Pew Research Center, Jan. 8, 2025
Pew's 2023 report says about half of people who had used online dating described positive experiences; 48% reported at least one of four specified unwanted behaviors. The survey was fielded July 5–17, 2022, among 6,034 U.S. adults. It does not measure app burnout or current 2026 experience. Source page checked Oct. 30, 2026.
Source listed in the evidence file: Pew Research Center, Feb. 2, 2023
Pew's June 28, 2023 analysis reports 25% in 2021, compared with 6% in 1980. This describes whether a person had married by age 40; it does not mean they never marry. Pew notes some people marry after 40. Source page checked Oct. 30, 2026.
Source listed in the evidence file: Pew Research Center, June 28, 2023
A 2025 meta-analysis included 52 studies, 58 samples, and 19,698 participants; 30 samples measured the relationship-satisfaction result. Many underlying studies were cross-sectional, so this association does not establish cause. Source page checked Oct. 30, 2026.
Source listed in the evidence file: Frontiers in Psychology, 2025
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