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8 Gen Z Dating Trends That Millennials Absolutely Hate

From AI companions and situationships to excessive therapy speak, millennials are calling out the dating habits they can’t stand about Gen Z.

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Millennials survived the early Tinder years and the “u up?” era, so they’re hardly in a position to lecture anyone about dating. They’re doing it anyway, and some of their complaints about Gen Z are actually pretty fair.

Reddit threads like “What has dating in Gen Z become?” and an AskReddit discussion about the Gen Z dating crisis have people sharing their frustrations with dating today. BuzzFeed rounded up some complaints, too. The complaints run from reasonable to completely bonkers.

1. When Pointing Out the Age Difference Backfires

One older Redditor discovered that younger people aren’t especially discouraged by a 20-year age difference. Or by being told they’re young enough to be someone’s child.

“They are FORWARD. I’m attracted to women a good bit older than myself as well, so I get that part, but I’d say the majority of flirting I receive comes from women and nonbinary people 10 to 20 years younger than me. You point out that you’re old enough to be their mother, and they say, ‘Okay, mommy,’” wrote u/psara.

Well, that settles that.

2. Skipping Humans Altogether

“People are replacing real relationships and intimacy with dating apps........

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