Relationships and COVID-19

For this study we recruited 40 participants from Positly. We collected information through simple dynamic surveys (dynamic surveys enable us to ask subjects different questions depending on the initial answers they provide) that were coded using GuidedTrack.

Our Findings

Relationships & The Pandemic

  • 9% of people who were relationships going into the pandemic have since broken up
  • 100% of those who broke up during the pandemic feel the pandemic contributed to the break up

Sex & The Pandemic

  • 35% of couples report having more sex during the pandemic while 30% report having less sex
  • 67% of those who were single—but had active sex lives going into the pandemic —have not seen a decrease in the amount of sex they are having
  • 13% of men and 38% of women who masturbated regularly before the pandemic masturbate more now, whereas 6% of men and 30% of women masturbate less now

Dating During the Pandemic

  • 71% of single people are not trying to date while 29% are dating
  • Of those dating during the pandemic, 40% find dating easier but 60% find it harder
  • 60% of those dating during the pandemic are relying primarily on dating sites to find partners

Changing Family Plans

  • 10% of people want kids less than the did before while 7% want them more
  • 11% of those who want kids have moved up their timeline, whereas 22% have delayed their timeline
  • 13% of people began thinking about adopting a pet after the pandemic started and 5% of people have actually adopted a pet

Notes

We were unable to collect data from people without notifying them first that our study includes questions about sex.

This means our sample population is comprised only of people who were comfortable participating in a study on that subject. Other than that, our study participants were fairly representative of the US population. In cases in which our research overlaps with studies published in peer-reviewed journals, our results do not deviate significantly from mainstream findings, suggesting that our sample population was pretty representative or at least no more biased than other studies.