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Data, trends and research into how people date, connect and build meaningful relationships.

Fresh perspectives on how we meet, choose and connect.

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A clearer signal

The way we date is changing. Let's notice.

There is a lot of noise around modern love. We make room for the patterns underneath: the rituals, decisions and small social shifts shaping single life right now.

Singles research

What are singles feeling now?

Our latest pulse looks past the swipe and into the reasons behind the choice.

01Singles in Their 50s: Dating With More History and Clarity.Dating with more history, clarity, and room for an established life. 02Being Single by Choice: A Full Life on Your Own Terms.What it means to choose a satisfying life while staying open to love. 03Long-Term Singles: Making Room for Love Without Losing Your Life.Making room for love without erasing the life already built. 04Singles in Their 40s: Career, Family Pressure and the Search for Love.Dating in your 40s is about finding room for another person in a life that already has shape, history and responsibility. 05What Singles Are Really Looking ForPresence, clarity and the signals that make a connection feel real.
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Singles Map

A living map of single life.

Countries leave fingerprints on how we meet, move and make room for connection. Explore the patterns country by country.

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Surveys & data

Unlock your single report.

Forty questions for a clearer view of your single life, dating friction and the relationship structure that may fit you now.

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Your quick read

Singles Research Relationship Profile

Forty questions. One reflective field report.

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Reports

Go a little deeper.

Long-form findings, designed to be read slowly and shared widely.

The 2026 dating pulse

What singles are really choosing.

4,280 people. 12 cities. One honest look at what matters when the options are endless.

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