Less dating across party lines
As a new presidential administration takes office in 2025, political views will be make-or-break for many singles, especially straight ones: In the 2024 presidential election, women ages 18 to 29 have President Kamala Harris was favored by 38 points, while men in the same age group preferred President-elect Donald J. Trump by 13 points, a 51-point difference. From reproductive rights to men feeling pessimistic about their chances of success, much of this choice revolves around gender. There is no method that doesn’t affect dating. Already, some conservative men are hiding or downplaying their views to appeal to women. – Hannah OrensteinEditor at Bustle and author of “Meant to be Mine.”
Parent-funded dating app subscriptions
I predict that parents are paying for their child’s dating services. Our moms have DM’d us or filled out profiles for their kids. Because of this, we’re actually allowing parents (or grandparents) to buy the setup as a gift. We think it stems from the tired dating scene and parents recognizing how different it was when they were partnered. And with the average age of marriage rising, families are willing to step in and help grow their families. – Nandini Malajia matchmaker and co-founder of Sitch, a dating concierge app
A preference for platonic romance
My prediction for 2025 is platonic romance! Women have moved beyond self-care and act in a self-preservation style. For some people, dating is exhausting, stressful and unfulfilling. Instead of going to hell with red pill podcasts and “your body, my choice” bros, women are “dating” their friends. For some women, depending on their geographic locations, being different can make dating and sex a life sentence. Abortion Laws. When we include racial outcomes, Pregnancy can be a death sentence.. Women are choosing what is safe. Statistically, this does not always include men. Whether it’s hot yoga or group pilates, a pasta-making class or flower-arranging class, girls’ outings, movie dates or potluck parties, women are choosing to date boys and go out with girls! – Lauren Napiera beauty and lifestyle expert and founder of The Sp1nster, a lifestyle brand
AI will help solve dating problems.
Many men will continue to struggle to find their feet in dating because they meet so many women who are better off financially — with big job titles that earn more. Women will increasingly find themselves “intimidated” by men who are disconnected from their value in the marketplace. And AI will become your ultimate wingman – more and more people will use AI to write their profiles, edit photos and write entire conversations for them on dating apps. Some will even use AI clones to do the whole thing for them. Others will use AI dating coaches to practice chatting before a date, helping them come up with conversation topics and suggesting pre-defined date ideas in their cities. – Matthew Husseydating and relationship coach
Long distance will be more popular.
I think long distance relationships are becoming more common because of the internet. People from coastal cities like the freedom of their lives and the sexiness of Paris that they can text all day long (my only wish to survive). There will be a massive resurgence in phone calls because everyone’s hands are hurting from textingitis and phone sex is actually better than sex in the physical realm. – Steph Digga stand-up comedian and host of “Hot and Single,” a digital dating show