According to data from Pew Research Center, dating has been even harder for singles looking for love.
Seventy percent of single individuals seeking relationships said “their dating lives are not going well,” and 63% of respondents said dating has become harder since the pandemic began.
A similar number, 66%, said their dating lives were poor in 2019, before the pandemic. Seventy-five percent also said finding partners was difficult.
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According to Pew, only 44% of people are currently seeking a partner. More than half of people (56%), up from 50% in 2019, said they are off the dating market.
The pandemic has not affected what people are looking for, according to the data. Fifty-nine percent said they are “no more or less interested in finding a committed relationship now than they were before the Coronavirus outbreak began.”
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President Joe Biden recently rolled out COVID.gov, which will combine several resources regarding testing and vaccination. “Protecting the American people from COVID-19 now and into the future relies on affordable and accessible tools like vaccines, treatments, tests, and high-quality masks,” the White House said in a press release.
