Rising Costs Lead Americans to Date Less, Average Night Out Nears $200

Americans say they are dating less as the average cost of a night out exceeds $200

Picnics are a low-cost date option. Andreas SOLARO / AFP via Getty Images Dating costs in the US, like everything else, are rising. The average date is now nearly $200, according to a BMO survey. Gen Z and millennials, especially, are seeing the highest increases in dating costs. A basic economics class often covers the movement of prices — inflation, deflation, and stagflation. Now, there's a new term: "Date-flation." The average cost of a date in the US is now $189, according to a survey ...