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How Many Gen Z and Millennials Have Really Been in a Situationship

It seems like every Gen Z is talking about their situationships, and our data shows how many have really been in one…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Feb 1 2023
North America

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Gen Z coined the term situationship to describe their non-defined, semi-committed relationships that lack the pressure of full-on dating
Being more keen on low-pressure relationships, Gen Z are more likely to say they’ve been in a situationship than Millennials
And while Millennials have casually dated under other labels, they are ultimately more ready for commitment right now than young Gen Z

Situationship: the phrase rocking the dating world and confusing older generations. For those who are still in the dark, the term is being used to define the in-between phase of dating and not-dating for Gen Z and Millennials. But what happened to good old dating? Are they just hooking up? Are they exclusive but just afraid of labels? Don’t worry—YPulse has asked young people themselves all about these kinds of relationships in our new trend report What’s The Situationship?, digging into all these questions and more. Tinder (obviously) named situationships as their top trend of the year, finding that...