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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lifestyle
Jedidajah Otte

‘Men seem to make life for women worse’: single US women share the woes of dating in 2025

a woman shooting a giant heart with arrows, the arrows bounce off and fall to the ground
‘No matter what women say they look for in a relationship, it is completely ignored by men.’ Illustration: Guardian Design/Source images via Getty Images

By 2030, 45% of prime working age women in the US, defined as women aged between 25 and 44, will be single according to Census Bureau historical data and Morgan Stanley forecasts – the largest share in history.

Hundreds of those women, from across the US, shared with the Guardian why they were single, how they felt about it and what they would be looking for in a future partner if they were still in the market for one.

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