Amid a Generation Z dating drought, fear not — The Huntington News is on the case.
To find out where and how our readers met their romantic partners, The News surveyed 63 locals ages 18-24 using a Google Form poll. About 71% of respondents met their partner in person, and 40% of that pool met their partners in the Boston area. From there, those 18 qualifying respondents told The News about the circumstances of them and their partner’s meeting.
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After crunching the numbers, we realized it’s all about the right place, right time. As to where respondents met their partners, they could select from the following options or input their own: class, extracurricular activity, party, bar/nightclub, public place or work. About 39% met their match at a party, and extracurricular activities came in second at 22.2% of respondents. Your partner could be just around the corner at a beer pong table or waiting at an intramural soccer net.
Romance is alive and well on the streets of Boston. Respondents who shared specifics met their partners in Mission Hill, Fenway, Allston, the South End and campus spots like Marino Recreation Center and Snell Library. Love could very well find you on the StairMaster or cramming for midterms.
The News also prompted respondents to share the circumstances under which they met their partners. Respondents could select from the following options or input their own: through a mutual friend, through a shared activity or responsibility, chance encounter or reconnection after knowing each other previously. About 44% met their partner through a friend — time to start looking through those Instagram mutuals — and 27.8% met their partner organically.
Statistically, for a generation in a dry spell, romance isn’t elusive — it’s hiding in plain sight.

