Gen Zs 2024 dating trends revealed: Why micro-mance and future proofing are hot right now
For singles, 2024 was the year of freak matching, throning, hypergamy and hoodfishing.And it appears that the quest for lasting love is only going to get more complicated in the new year.
Bumble has just dropped its annual dating trends for 2025, revealing an insight into how young lovers are set to court one another.The dating app polled more than 40,000 millennial and Gen Z Bumble users in September to reach their findings.
According to the data, women are heading into 2025 with new certainty about how and who they want to date — and it’s creating several new trends.“We’re seeing women confidently saying what they want and drawing their lines,” the report declared.
Below, the new trends being driven by ambitious single ladies.There’s set to be a new trend with a new name, according to Bumble, with women wanting to be wooed with smaller, more thoughtful gestures.
Micro-mance, a combination of “micro” and “romance,” consists of simple gestures to show that you care.Don’t get it twisted — people still want romance.More than half of women surveyed (53%) are self-proclaimed romantics who love love, and 1 in 3 women respondents (37%) shared that a lack of romance had a negative impact on their dating life.The difference in 2025 will be the focus on small gestures rather than grand gestures.
A majority of singles surveyed (86%) said that “micro-mance” behaviors such as sending memes, sharing a playlist or having inside jokes is the new way to show affection.Looking to the future is a huge part of dating, and women no longer want to waste time with a man who can’t meet their various needs.Uncertainty around things such as finances, job security and housing have become huge red flags.
According to 95% of the singles surveyed, worries about the future are impacting both who and how they date.A majority of women respondents (59%) are looking for a partner with emotional stability.
They want someone who is emotionally dependable, steady ...