Millennials are ditching relationships and embracing singledom, according to a new survey.
Tinder and consulting firm Morar HPI surveyed 1,000 singles between 18 to 25 years old and found that 72 percent “have made a conscious decision” to stay single.
“Solo status gives young adults a sense of adventure, independence and empowerment,” the dating app said. “An overwhelming majority of young adults agree that being single benefits them beyond their romantic lives.”
Their biggest reasons for going stag? About 39 percent of participants believe getting into a committed relationship would become boring. Meanwhile, 61 percent of single women and 46 percent of men worry about “settling for someone for the wrong reason.”
Young people instead are putting work and education over love with 45 percent of the participants choosing to remain single to focus on their careers and 41 percent putting their energy into studying or earning a degree.
But there is an upshot to millennials who are more deliberate about settling down. A study in September found that the US divorce rate dropped by 18 percent between 2008 and 2016 because younger couples are getting married later in life.
“We see people getting married at older ages, people getting married with college degrees already,” Philip Cohen, a professor at The University of Maryland and co-author of the study, told The Post. “They are less likely to be already divorced or have children when they get married, both of which are risk factors for divorce.”
