Many a love story has been forged over the simple act of grabbing a drink. But the practice of sober or dry dating is on the rise – and Gen Z is leading the charge.
A survey from the dating app Hinge earlier this year found that three out of four of its users no longer prefer going out for drinks as a first date – with Gen Z more likely than Millennials to prefer alcohol-free first dates. Nearly one in three Gen Z Hinge users said they have no drinks on an average date.
that same year found the proportion of people in their 20s abstaining from alcohol had more than doubled in the 18 years between 2001 and 2019, from 9 percent to 22 percent. “There is a whole range of factors that seem to be shaping the way young people are moving into adulthood,” Dr. Pennay told “And it’s not just alcohol consumption going down. It’s drug use as well. They’re having sex later, they are driving later, going into paid work and leaving home later.
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