Nearly half of survey respondents now define their relationships as ‘fluid or undefined’.

A large, recent survey conducted by Hint shows a pronounced shift away from fixed relationship categories: 48% of respondents chose “fluid or undefined” when asked, “What relationship style best describes you?” This figure eclipses the share identifying as strictly monogamous (18%) and those identifying as polyamorous (9%). The result arrives amid rising cultural debate about whether conventional labels still reflect how people form attachments.

The survey sampled 12,482 Hint users during a four-week period in the autumn and drew on the platform’s core audience, primarily people seeking reflective tools for relationships and emotional alignment. Demographically, 60% of respondents were aged 18-39, and 72% of the sample identified as female, consistent with Hint’s broader userbase metrics. The survey focused on self-identification rather than behavioral tracking to capture how users conceptualize their emotional lives.

This pattern suggests a departure from established binaries: many respondents signalled a preference for adaptive practices that resist legalistic or prescriptive frameworks. 37% of those who selected “fluid or undefined” reported that they had consciously rejected both monogamy and polyamory, citing a desire for flexibility around commitment, exclusivity, and partnership roles. Another 22% described their relationships as episodic or situational, shifting with life stages and priorities.

The trend is not a simple abandonment of intimacy. Among respondents who chose fluidity, 64% still said they valued long-term emotional commitment; their rejection of labels responded to how those commitments are negotiated rather than to the presence or absence of depth. For many, the change reflects practical considerations: 41% pointed to career mobility, 33% to prior relationship trauma, and 29% to online dating dynamics as factors reshaping expectations.

Culturally, the findings intersect with conversations already circulating in contemporary media and relationship discourse. They offer a data point for outlets exploring how social structures adapt when individual autonomy and digital connection alter negotiating power within partnerships. The numbers may be particularly resonant for publications focused on intimate life and social trends, given their immediate readability and potential for debate.

For Hint, the survey frames the company’s work as diagnostic rather than prescriptive: the platform records how people describe and seek to make sense of their attachments. Hint’s internal engagement metrics show that 62% of users consult the app for relationship insight, and these interactions frequently spike around major personal moments such as breakups and new relationships, periods when people often reconsider identity and commitment.

The decline of fixed labels, at least in self-identification, underscores a broader reorientation toward relational experimentation. The change does not render commitment obsolete; instead, it reframes commitment as a negotiated, context-dependent practice. The survey’s results point to a generation that prizes adaptability in intimate life and expects conceptual frameworks to accommodate nuance rather than enforce it.

About Hint App:
Hint App is a symbolic, emotional insight platform with over 1.2 million users that combines ancient practices such as astrology, palmistry, and visual soulmate interpretations with modern technology, including artificial intelligence and NASA astronomical data, to deliver highly personalized reports based on a user’s exact birth details. Rather than offering predictions or quick fixes, Hint App serves as a reflective framework, helping individuals map emotional patterns, understand the deeper timing behind personal and relationship decisions, and reconnect with their inner clarity.

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