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While most older folks consider millennials to be hooking up at a greater rate than ever before, recent studies suggest that the exact opposite is true. It is believed that this perception was allowed to exist for as long as it has because of the misleading nature of social media.

Those who were born in the 1990s are two times as likely to experience sexual inactivity when compared to those who were born in the 1960s. Other studies showed that people who were born between 1980 and 2000 also had far fewer sexual partners than those who identify as members of Generation X or baby boomers.

The study did come with a certain limitation, as participants were not asked about the specificity of their sexual activity. This means that some may have interpreted questions differently and excluded certain information.

A variety of circumstances has led to these findings. First of all, millennials are far more likely to delay marriage and live with their parents for longer periods of time. The idea of having to answer for sexual misdeeds on social media is also causing more young adults to be more reticent about partaking in hookup culture.

There is some data that would suggest that millennials are more open when it comes to discussing sexually related topics and there is also a far greater emphasis being placed on sexual self awareness. But these factors have yet to be linked to the amount of sex that “kids these days” are having in any sort of meaningful way.

All of the current evidence on hand serves to shatter the promiscuous millennial stereotype, as those who broadcast their sexual exploits to the world do not speak for the greater whole.