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Gen Z dating culture defined by sexual flexibility and complex struggles for intimacy

What drives young peoples' decision-making about the kinds of relationships they engage in?

What drives young peoples' decision-making about the kinds of relationships they engage in?

Sometimes described by popular news media as the hyper-sexual “hookup generation,” other news outlets explain that this generation is less sexed than previous youth cohorts because they have fewer partners.
The current Generation Z dating culture in Ontario is defined by sexual flexibility and complex struggles for intimacy, which is difficult to achieve in the fluid relationships they prefer.
While it may be tempting to discredit young people’s sex lives as fleeting, my participants demonstrated a remarkable capacity for change, sexual desire and emotional complexity.