Brian Willoughby, a Wheatley Institute Family Fellow, contributed an article to the Deseret News about a sharp decline in dating among young American adults. Willoughby cites financial pressures, low confidence, and shifting priorities as factors in this "disconnect from romance, dating and marriage."
"We saw strong evidence that many young people feel they lack the skills and confidence needed to fully engage in the dating process and worry that dating would only bring them heartache and stress...
...Yet with a little more support, the sweetness of romance, marriage and children awaits so many of them. To help them get there, our youth need more family, community and societal support to make romance a priority in their lives again."
