Don’t Call It Singleness — Gen Z Is Now ‘Solo-Maxxing’

As dating becomes more expensive and harder to navigate, a new viral trend is encouraging more Gen Z adults to stop chasing relationships and start building lives they’re happy living alone.Dinner for two? That’ll be about $205.That’s the average cost of a Gen Z date in the U.S., according to Bank of Montreal’s 2026 Real Financial Progress Index. For a generation already navigating a shaky job market, rising rent and the sense that every major life milestone keeps getting pushed further away, it