---
title: "Lonely Valentine"
description: "<a href=\"/databank/dailynumber/?NumberID=714\"><img src=\"/assets/datatrends/numbers/714-front.gif\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;margin-bottom:5px;border:0px\" alt=\"Valentine\" /></a>Even among the minority of single young Americans who say they are seeking relationships, about half (49%) say they have had at most one date over the previous three months."
date: "2009-02-06"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2009/02/06/lonely-valentine/"
---

# Lonely Valentine

![Figure](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/old-assets/datatrends/numbers/714-1.gif)

Among the youngest single adults in the US, the zest for romance is somewhat muted — 38% of singles ages 18-29 say they are not currently looking for a romantic partner — and even those seeking relationships are not dating frequently; about half (49%) say they had been on no more than one date in the previous three months. Among this group, 36% told a Pew Research survey they had been on no dates in the previous three months, 13% had been one date, 22% had been on 2-4 dates, and 25% had been on 5 or more dates. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/1/not-looking-for-love)