Tag: Emerging Adults

What Ever Happened to Dating? The Rise of ‘Just Talking’ Relationships

What Ever Happened to Dating? The Rise of ‘Just Talking’ Relationships

Emerging adulthood is a time of life characterized by decision-making in romantic relationships. Most emerging adults (18 to 29-year-olds) utilize this time for romantic and sexual exploration with ambitions and expectations for marriage (see Millennial Marriage or The Marriage Paradox). Scholars such as Drs. Scott Stanley and Galena Rhoades have argued that…