This Valentine's Day,
an Increasing , Amount of Americans
Struggle To Find Love.
It's a day for love and adoration, for better or for worse. Happy Valentine's Day, right?.
If you feel like Cupid continually
misses you with his arrows of love,
you're not alone.
Here are some recent trends that depict the downfall of love in the United States:.
Less Lovemaking.
According to a 2021 General Social
Survey, 26% of Americans 18 and
older said they didn't engage in
sexual activity once last year.
For the first time, more
than 50% of Americans said they
had sex once per month or less in 2021.
In comparison, in 1989, merely
12% of Americans said they only
had sex once a month or less.
Less Living Together.
Per a 2021 Pew Research Center
study, 62% of Americans aged
25 to 64 were married or shared
a living space with a partner.
In 1990, 71% of couples lived together.
67% of them were married.
Less Dating.
Young Americans are seemingly
growing more uninterested in
being tied down by relationships.
According to the General Social
Survey, since 2010, at least
25% of 25 to 54-year-olds said
they didn't have a partner.
In 2021, that number reached 30%