For 76% of 18-30 year olds, the period is not conducive to dating

Summer 2020 will not be particularly conducive to meetings! This is what the last barometer “#MoiJeune, déconfiné and tomorrow?”, from 20 Minutes-OpinionWay. Conducted from June 11 to 16 among 538 people aged 18 to 30, the survey reveals that 76% of young people find it difficult to meet someone at the moment. In question, mainly: respect for barrier gestures and physical distance.

“I feared being stressed because of the virus, but, in reality, it quickly took a back seat”, testifies Robin, 25, single since mid-May. Worried about catching Covid-19, the doctoral student applies the health recommendations to the letter. “However, that didn’t stop me from going to a meeting last week.he says. I wasn’t even planning to kiss the girl I was going to see, but, seeing that she was approaching to kiss me, I didn’t dare to break the mood from the start”.

“I couldn’t stop the little thought, ‘I hope she’s not sick'”

The two young people met again a few days later, at Robin’s this time. “We kissed each other again, while I don’t even kiss my friends or my familyhe continues, specifying that he still has “subtly” designated the sink to his guest so that she can wash her hands as soon as she arrives. When we first kissed later that night, I couldn’t stop the little thought: ‘I hope she is not sick’. But, very quickly, my worries went away.”.

When the results of the 20 Minutes-OpinionWay poll are announced to her, Pauline, 26, does not hide her surprise. “Conversely, I have the impression that people come more spontaneously to approach me; as if human contact came back to the heart of relationshipsshe believes. Before the crisis, men tended to come and talk to me in bars when I drank coffee at the counter. With the deconfinement, I was approached for the first time while I was sitting on the terrace, twice”.

“The health crisis has not changed my dating habits at all”

A phenomenon that the commercial has also observed on the quays of the Seine, which she previously considered not conducive to meetings. “I was drinking beers with a friend, and a boy sitting further with a group asked us to come; that never happens to me, normally”, says Pauline.

For Laura, 20, nothing has changed. “The health crisis has not changed my dating habits at allshe assures. I’ve had several meetings since deconfinement, and they went as normal: when you’re seated face to face on a bar terrace, you respect the distance meter without paying attention to it, for example . Then, I’m not particularly tactile when I see a person for the first time, so it doesn’t make any difference to me.”

However, the law student notes that she has less desire to meet people at the moment. A trend that can be found in the barometer of 20 Minutes-OpinionWay, since the young single people questioned evaluate their libido at 4.59 out of 10. In addition, they are only 11% to estimate that their sex life has evolved positively during the confinement, compared to 23% of young people in a couple.

The mask, a love killer for 26% of respondents

Potential consequence of the obligation to limit travel for two months: 19% of single people report having connected more on dating sites and applications from mid-March to mid-May. In total, 49% are registered: 61% men, against 36% women. The survey also highlights the fact that “one-night stands” and barrier gestures do not necessarily go well together because, of the 47% of singles who recognize that they receive or go to a “date”, 33% have it less. made during the health crisis.

Regarding the summer, a total of 28% said they flirt during this period. 15% of them think they will do it as usual, 11% plan to flirt more than normal and 2% prefer to hold back, faced with the fear of catching Covid-19. Another element that could impact summer flirtations: wearing a mask. 26% of respondents find that it is a “love-killer”, while 22% believe that it promotes “eye-contact”. And 12% consider it a sign of seriousness.