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A wave of viral TikTok videos — from women jumping out of moving cars on bad dates to creators lamenting the impossibility of finding curious partners — has become the cultural shorthand for a documented "dating recession" affecting young Americans. A landmark 2026 survey of 5,275 unmarried adults found that only 31% are actively dating, with financial strain, collapsing confidence, and digital exhaustion driving the retreat from romance.