84% of Gen Z Wants Deeper Connection. Their Attachment Anxiety Is Getting in the Way

Modern dating has created a strange contradiction for Gen Z: Young adults want deeper emotional connection, but many are struggling to tolerate the vulnerability required to build it.Hinge’s 2025 D.A.T.E. Report found that 84% of Gen Z daters want deeper intimacy, yet Gen Z users are significantly more hesitant than millennials to initiate emotionally vulnerable conversations early in dating. Plenty of young adults still want relationships. Many still care deeply about finding lasting connection