{"id":369621,"date":"2026-08-13T01:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-affordability-crippling-the-dating-scene\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T01:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:00:11","slug":"is-affordability-crippling-the-dating-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-affordability-crippling-the-dating-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Is affordability crippling the dating scene?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VRWZ8J1J-EE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is affordability crippling the dating scene?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VRWZ8J1J-EE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Dating in 2026 is complex. It\u2019s also more expensive. More than half of young ummarried adults \u2013 ages 22 to 35 \u2013 say not having enough money is their biggest barrier to dating, according to a recent study from Brigham Young University\u2019s Wheatly Institute and the Institute for Family Studies. CNN spoke with young people about their thoughts on the dating scene and how the price of a night out is factoring in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dating in 2026 is complex. It\u2019s also more expensive. More than half of young ummarried adults \u2013 ages 22 to 35 \u2013 say not having enough money is their biggest barrier to dating, according to a recent study from Brigham Young University\u2019s Wheatly Institute and the Institute for Family Studies. 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