Research & Data

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One in Three Under-35s Live With Parents. Dating Gets Weird From There.

Realtor.com’s crowded-nest report found a record 25.2 million adults under 35 living with parents in 2025. Most working-age adults at home are employed. A warm read on privacy, bringing someone home, and marriage readiness when the childhood bedroom is still yours.

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Young Men Still Want Marriage. Jobs and Money Are the Brake.

An Institute for Family Studies YouGov survey of 2,000 U.S. men ages 18 to 29 finds 68% of unmarried young men still want to marry someday, and 62% of childless men still want kids. The gap is circumstances, not a collapse of desire.

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Most People Who Freeze Eggs Never Use Them. Plan for That.

A 15-year Australia/New Zealand registry study and UCLA’s SART analysis show planned egg freezing is surging while most freezers never thaw. Useful framing: option insurance, not a delayed-marriage guarantee.

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Culture Shows Up by Date Three. One in Three AAPI Daters Have Ended a Relationship Over It.

Coffee Meets Bagel’s April 2026 AAPI dating survey: 88% say culture matters, 73% talk about it in the first few dates, and 33% have ended a relationship over cultural difference. How to raise family, food, and holidays without turning date one into a tribunal.

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When Grandparents Can’t Do Daycare, Fertility Plans Shrink

A 2026 China survey experiment found delayed retirement cuts expected grandparent childcare and lowers adult children’s fertility intentions. The hidden subsidy many young families still budget on, including in the U.S.

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Rent Is Keeping People in Relationships Longer Than They Want

Apartment List’s 2026 renter survey found 42% stayed in romantic or platonic living situations past their preferred exit because breaking up meant breaking the bank. Self Financial and Storable data rhyme.

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Home Prices Hit a Record. Affordability Still Feels Like a Trapdoor.

NAR’s June median existing-home price hit $440,600 while Case-Shiller shows prices still losing to inflation. A clear read on why starter households keep delaying marriage and kids even when the headlines sound mixed.

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College Women Aren't Running Out of Partners. The Squeeze Moved.

A new Opportunity Insights paper finds college-educated women kept marrying by pairing with high-earning men without degrees. The thinner partner pool hits women without college hardest.

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When One Spouse Has Dementia, the Other Is Also in the Risk Picture

A Taiwan study of nearly one million married adults finds higher dementia risk for spouses after a partner's diagnosis. Absolute risk is about three extra cases per 100 over five years, not a contagion story.

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Social Media Is Judging Your Dating Life Harder Than the Apps Are

Hily's 2026 Dating T.R.U.T.H. Report finds Gen Z daters feel watched for not enough dates, not glamorous enough dates, and partners who look too ordinary. Most of that judgment is imaginary.

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Young Adults Still Want Kids. Money and Housing Are the Brake.

UNFPA's Demographic Futures Survey of more than 108,000 young adults across 73 countries finds most still want partnership and parenthood. Financial security, jobs, and housing are the top barriers, not a sudden rejection of family.

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Young Adults Want Serious Dating. Most Are Barely Dating at All.

A nationally representative IFS and Wheatley survey finds only about one in three unmarried 22-to-35-year-olds date monthly or more. Most still want serious relationships. Money and confidence, not commitment phobia, are the brakes.

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Situationships Feel Close. The Trust Numbers Say Otherwise.

A May 2026 Sexuality & Culture study finds situationships tied to lower trust, even when partners text constantly. Hinge's Logan Ury calls the pattern a situationship epidemic and offers three clarifying questions.

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Nearly Half of Adults Are Single. Many Prefer It That Way.

A February 2026 Harris Poll finds 46% of U.S. adults single, with rising preference for intentional singlehood, stronger friendships, and a named middle lane of talking stages and situationships.

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Financial Compatibility Now Beats Chemistry for Serious Couples

Northwestern Mutual's 2026 Planning & Progress Study finds most serious couples rank shared money habits above emotional chemistry. Six in ten Americans call poor money habits a dating dealbreaker.

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Americans Say Marry at 26.5. The Country Actually Marries Near 30.

Pew's ideal marriage age averages 26.5 among adults who name a number, while Census medians sit near 30 for men and 28 for women. The gap is where family pressure and real calendars collide.

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Ghosting Hurts Like Ostracism. Breadcrumbing Keeps the Wound Open.

Psychology research frames ghosting as digital ostracism: silence threatens belonging more than a clear no. Breadcrumbing can leave people lonelier because the limbo never ends.

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Anxious Attachment Meets Dating Apps. The Swipe Becomes a Mood Regulator.

A 2026 European Psychologist review finds anxious attachment consistently linked to heavier and more problematic dating-app use. Rejection sensitivity helps explain the compulsive search for reassurance.

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Pew Used Taylor and Travis to Show How Marriage Actually Changed

A July 2026 Pew Research Center video uses Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding to map three U.S. trends: later first marriage, more breadwinner wives, and more newlywed couples where both spouses are marrying for the first time.

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Census Data Says the Old "On Time" Marriage Map Is Gone

2025 Census CPS ASEC estimates put median age at first marriage at 30.8 for men and 28.4 for women, while married-couple households fell to 47%. A clear read on what changed, and how to use the numbers without a shame spiral.

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When Gen Z Says Marriage Can Wait, Parents Often Hear the Wrong Story

A CNBC and SurveyMonkey pulse survey found only 37% of Gen Z adults see marriage as integral to the American Dream. A warm read on capstone timing, money first, and how family pressure misreads delay.

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Rent Is Quietly Rewriting When People Couple Up and Have Kids

Apartment List's 2026 State of Renting survey found 86% of Gen Z and millennial renters delayed major life milestones because of housing costs, including buying a home, saving for retirement, and starting a family.

Relationships

Financial Stability Is Now One of Dating's Most Attractive Traits

A February 2026 Harris Poll found 74% of singles name financial stability as a top attractive trait, while 52% of millennials say they have stayed in a relationship mainly for financial security.

Health

Disaggregated data shows higher pregnancy hypertension risk for Filipino and Pacific Islander patients

A January 2026 analysis in the Journal of the American Heart Association found Filipino and Pacific Islander pregnant patients develop hypertensive disorders at roughly three times the rate of Chinese patients when AANHPI groups are studied separately, not lumped together.

Education

More school districts add heritage language programs

Districts from Little Rock to Worcester are expanding dual language tracks in 2026, while California's AB-865 creates $3.5M in grants for immersion instructional materials starting in the 2026-27 school year.

Health

Asian American maternal health advocates push for culturally competent care

Groups including APIAHF and NCAPIP are urging disaggregated health data, community-led research participation, and provider training that accounts for language access and migration history.

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Study links bilingual upbringing to social flexibility in children

Ongoing research continues to suggest early exposure to multiple languages may support adaptability in social settings, though outcomes depend heavily on family support and school context.