Young life
Gen Z dating trends have long been the subject of speculation among older generations. Throughout my formative years, I was privy to concerns about our being overexposed to pornography and dependent on dating apps. People refer to my generation as “puriteens”, as if today’s youth is sucked into a sexless void (by our smartphones, presumably).
Discourse around gen Z’s alleged aversion to sex peaked in 2019, right before a pandemic that pressed a hard pause on every single person’s sex life—regardless of age. And it doesn’t look like we’ve made much of a recovery; a recent study by Lovehoney, a lingerie and sex toy retailer, revealed that 24 per cent of Britons are “categorically not satisfied” with their sex lives—yikes!