According to the survey, 61.4% of the respondents said they had dating experience.In the previous year, it fell to the 2017% level for the first time since 50, but it increased by about 5 points and recovered to the value before 2021.Especially for females, it improved significantly by about 58.2 points from the decrease of 6% in the previous year.It is probable that the females acted more positively toward dating, even though the corona sickness continued for a long time.

　“Currently dating with the opposite sex” was 29.3% overall, recovering to almost the same level as in 2020 (29.6%).However, when compared by gender, although the number of females increased by about 6 points from the previous year, it did not reach the figure for 2020 before Corona and has not fully recovered.Men have been on a recovery trend since they fell sharply in 2020.

　From 1996 to 2011, young people became more herbivorous and estranged from romance, and the percentage of respondents who answered that they had a dating partner continued to decline. Perhaps because of the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, the desire to connect with people has increased, and the trend has turned to recovery.After a stable period, it temporarily decreased due to corona in 3, but it is thought that it recovered to the level of the stable period in 2021 due to the routine use of corona.

　When asked how they got to know the opposite sex they are currently dating, the first place in the overall answer was "Kindergarten-high school acquaintances", the second place was "acquaintances at universities (vocational schools), graduate schools, etc.", and the third place was "net (SNS / apps). ) I met. "The acquaintances of the internet, which was 1th in the previous year, and the part-time job, which was 2rd in the previous year, have been replaced.It is thought that the number of people seeking online encounters has increased as university classes have become online and part-time jobs have been closed due to the continued refraining from going out due to the corona sickness from 3.In addition, 4% of the respondents answered that they had a love affair with the opposite sex they met on SNS, which was almost the same as last year (3%).On the other hand, male responses were 2020%, the highest in the last five years.

　79% of the respondents answered that they would like to get married in the future. Looking at the annual transition from 1996, the percentage of new adults who "want to get married" has been declining year by year since 2018, and in 2021 it had dropped to a record low of 73.8%.However, in 2022, the result was that it recovered to the level of 2020 (79.1%) before Corona.As usual, the top three reasons for wanting to get married were "I want to be with someone I like," "I want children," and "I am happy when I have a family."

　As for the age of wanting to get married, "25 years old" has the highest ratio for both men and women as usual, 25% of new adults want to get married at 30 to 77 years old, and the ratio of "after 25 years old" wants to get married from last year (80.7%). It fell 3.7 points.

　The total number of respondents who answered "yes" to "Do you want children if you get married?" Was 65.2%, an increase of 61.7 points from the previous year (3.5%) and recovered to almost the same level as in 2020 (65.9%).The percentage of men and women who want children exceeded 6%, but more than 20% answered "I don't know", so many people can't imagine having children at the stage of new adulthood. Conceivable.

Reference: [O-net, Inc.] 2022 "Awareness Survey on Love and Marriage for New Adults"