Each March there’s a spike in divorces and breakups, main newly-single owners to promote their houses shortly and obtain courting apps.

So this yr, OkCupid is partnering with Opendoor, the quickest and best option to promote your house, to assist these new singles out — as a result of they’re busy sufficient with their courting lives! In March 2023, there was a 7.4% enhance in Likes and eight.5% enhance in Matches on OkCupid in comparison with the earlier month, and we’re seeing comparable developments this yr. Persons are courting so much on the heels of breakup season.

To raised perceive post-breakup behaviors, OkCupid in collaboration with Opendoor added new matching inquiries to the app, which garnered greater than 65 thousand responses.

What occurs after the dreaded breakup speak? The even worse “transfer out” dialog. On OkCupid, 86% of singles mentioned they’d transfer out after breaking apart with a accomplice. Additional, 55% of OkCupid daters would wish to transfer out ASAP after a breakup, and 18% would go away inside per week (14% might wait so long as a month; simply 13% wouldn’t rush to maneuver).

Most singles on OkCupid (80%) mentioned they’d fairly transfer again in with their mother and father or sofa surf (75%) than stay beneath the identical roof as their ex.

A majority of singles (76%) on OkCupid say having to promote their place after a break-up is extra annoying than a canceled flight. Distinction that to owners that promote on to Opendoor and may shut a median of 3x sooner than a standard sale. That pace can imply much less time on the ache of decoupling and extra time shifting on.

Discovering your means out of a co-living scenario and/or homeownership can add a complete new layer of stress to an already complicated course of — not to mention managing a rollercoaster of feelings and a few robust conversations. Michael Kaye, OkCupid’s Director of Model Advertising and Communications, has some survival suggestions for the newly-single:

• Take a second. Have clear expectations about if you wish to be the one to maneuver out or keep in your shared area, and pretty divide up your belongings accordingly. Bear in mind, there’s two folks impacted by this breakup, and being honest will assist transfer the method ahead extra shortly.
• Ask for assist! Lean on your loved ones or associates for assist throughout this time. Nobody ought to must undergo a breakup on their very own. Ask your ex to depart for an evening, invite your pals over, order in and begin packing. A brand new chapter may be thrilling!
• Preserve your self busy. Shifting out of a spot with an ex, or having an ex transfer out, is a giant change. Be variety to your self, and be affected person along with your feelings.

For singles who’re navigating put up break-up life and desirous about their subsequent transfer, platonic co-buying may be a route to think about. In response to Opendoor’s 2024 First-Time Homebuyer Report, 77% first-time dwelling customers purchased their dwelling with a non-romantic accomplice.

And when it comes time to rethink that residing scenario with a brand new match, co-buying with romantic companions stays a dependable route for first-time dwelling customers: 61% of Opendoor’s survey respondents purchased with a partner or accomplice in 2023.

Whether or not you’re seeking to promote your house and transfer out — and on — with minimal disruption to your life, otherwise you’re prepared to satisfy your subsequent match, OkCupid and Opendoor have your again.