- The epidemic, even if it is receding, is not favorable to meetings, consider young people, according to our barometer "#MoiJeune, déconfiné et demain?" », 20 Minutes -OpinionWay.
- Confinement did not help the hot nights of singles, who had very little use of dating and long distance sex.
- But it was not a sexual desert for all that, since young people, single or in a couple, have widely resorted to masturbation and watching porn.
While the coronavirus epidemic is receding in France, the return to life before for social interactions does not seem to be right away. The authorities' call to maintain barrier gestures is very well understood by young people. 70% of 18-30 year olds say they avoid kisses, hugs and other tactile gestures at the moment, according to our latest barometer “#MeYoung, unconfined and tomorrow? », 20 Minutes -OpinionWay. And when summer has arrived, a period normally conducive to dating and dating, 76% of young people find it difficult to meet someone right now. Result, this is not the joy libido question for young singles, with an average of 4.59 out of 10, against 5.75 for young couples.
And inevitably, confinement did not favor the hot nights of singles. They are only 11% to consider that their sex life evolved positively during this period, against 23% of young couples. It must be said that beyond the prohibitions and the risk of contamination, young people prefer meetings in the flesh. 91% of young couples and 58% of single people say about virtual meetings: "C'est pas ma came". Similarly, 85% of young couples and 79% of single people say they do not practice sex from a distance. Thus, only 8% of young couples and 11% of singles organized a date by video during confinement.
Less than one in two singles registered on a dating site
As for dating sites and apps, less than one in two singles (49%) is registered and only 19% indicate that they are more connected to it during confinement. Note that single men use these services more than women: they are 61% against 36% of single women. The young people also understood well that the health crisis was not the most favorable period for the blows of an evening, since on the 47% of singles who acknowledge receiving or going to a "date", 33% have less done during the period.
However, confinement was not a sexual desert. If young people widely declare to practice masturbation in normal times (94% of singles and 81% of young people in couples), 21% of young people in couples and 31% of single people declare having used it even more during confinement. Singles or couples, almost seven in ten young people (68%) also recognize watching porn. On this point, men are significantly more numerous than women: 89% against 47%. Did they watch more during confinement? Yes, 31% for men against 6% for women.
For sex toys, it's the opposite. Women use it more than men (44% compared to 26%) and women in couples use it the most (50%). In addition, 37% of young people between the ages of 18 and 30 say they "sex" or send each other intimate photos or videos and 14% did or did more during confinement.
Our MoiJeune file
33% of young people can fall in love with a man or a woman equally
It remains to be seen how the summer will go. 72% of young singles (77% of men and 66% of women) declare that in general they do not flirt during this period. For the others, 15% imagine that they will flirt as usual, 11% more than usual and only 2% will hold back for fear of the virus. Is wearing a mask an obstacle? There young people are divided: 26% consider that it is a love-killer and 26% that it does not change anything. This promotes eye-contact for 22% of young people, a figure that rises to 38% for single women. Note that 14% of young people do not wear it and 12% believe that it is a guarantee of seriousness. In any case, if young people fall in love this summer, it could be either a man or a woman for 33% of them. They were 25% in June 2016.
* Barometer “#MeYoung, Deconfinite and tomorrow? », 20 Minutes - OpinionWay, produced online from 11 to 16 June 2020 with a representative sample of 538 young people aged 18 to 30, using the quota method.
** If you are between 18 and 30 years old, you can participate in the “#MoiJeune” project, a series of surveys launched by 20 Minutes and built with and for young people. All the info to register online here.
- Deconfinement
- Youth
- Coronavirus
- Society
- Homosexuality
- MeYoung