Study finds 70 per cent of Gen Z and millennials have ‘ghosted’ a would-be partner
Breaking up IS hard for young lovers to do: Study shows 70 percent of Gen Z and millennials have a potential partner ‘ghost’
- Seventy-one percent of Gen Zs (ages 18-24) have a potential partner ‘ghost’
- Older daters are happy to just face their failed romances, research suggests
The older generation likes to say that today’s youth aren’t tough enough – and it seems they’re right, at least when it comes to their love lives.
Researchers have found that young lovers don’t have the courage to tell someone they’re no longer romantically interested in them — they prefer to “ghost” them.
The callous habit of not responding to phone calls, emails and social media messages is the easiest way to disappoint someone, they say.
Generation Z and millennial singletons admit they’re too nervous to break up with someone directly, meaning seven out of 10 have “ghosted” a potential partner.
A shocking 71 percent of Gen Zs (those categorized as ages 18 to 24 in the survey) and 72 percent of millennials (aged 25 to 39) said they ended a relationship or stopped a potential relationship by cutting off all communication. to end.
Researchers have found that young lovers don’t have the courage to tell someone they’re no longer romantically interested in them — they prefer to “ghost” them
But older daters seem happy to continue to confront their failed romances, with only 34 percent of Generation X (those aged 40 to 55) saying they were ghosted. This drops to just 20 percent of baby boomers (55+).
Overall, 45 percent of daters across all age groups said they’d been ghosted by a prospective or new partner.
London singletons are the most likely to ghost a partner, with 57 per cent owning the practice.
Daters from Belfast came second with 49 per cent, followed by Bristol, where 46 per cent had ghosted.
This fell to 45 per cent in Birmingham and 44 per cent for Manchester and Glasgow.
Single daters in Sheffield and Cardiff are the least likely to ghost – only 40 per cent owned it to dump a potential partner this way.
The statistics were revealed by the website Paddy Power Bingo, which asked 2,002 British adults whether they had ghosted a suitor or new partner by ending all phone, email and social media contacts without explanation.
A spokesperson for the company said: ‘We know ghosting can be unfortunate, but it has become a common theme in dating these days.
“Nearly three-quarters of young daters have been victimized, so of course it’s best to keep your guard up.”