Thousands of US millennials are priced-out of the dating market, a new study has shown.

Researchers found that a third of Generation Y are reluctantly single because they can't afford to pursue love.

According to the data, financial instability is hampering their ability to find 'the one' because it's forcing them to budget, instead.

Meanwhile, a quarter of respondents even said they would happily have sex with a human-like robot - but this would still be classed as cheating my half of partners.

Romance is expensive! According to the study by Dr Helen Fisher PhD and Dr Justin R. Garcia PhD, financial instability is hampering the ability for millennials to find 'the one'

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A total of 5,000 young adults were quizzed for the 'Singles In America' study, which was conducted by Dr Helen Fisher PhD and Dr Justin R. Garcia PhD for Match.com.

Their analysis showed that the majority (20.4 per cent) of millennials have a household income that's just $15,000-$29,999 (£12,388-£23,950).

Another 18.8 per cent earn between $30,000-$44,999 (£23,951-£37,159), while 16.4 per cent earn less than $15,000 per year (£12,388).

This information follows a separate study, also by Match.com, which said that the average single American spends about $60 (£49) per month on dating - but, unfortunately, it's still men who fork-out most of the costs.

Fifty-one per cent of men spend more than $100 (£82) a month on dates, while 29 per cent spend more than $150 (£124) a month.

The average spend on Valentine’s Day is $103 (£85).

In contrast, 66 per cent of women spend less than $50 (£41) a month on dates, while their average amount spent on Valentine’s Day is just $51 (£42).

Would you? A quarter of respondents even said they would happily have sex with a human-like robot - but this would still be classed as cheating my half of partners.

The new research also found that the #MeToo movement has caused more than half of all men to act differently with women - being more reserved and distant.

It's bot all bad news, though. Fifty-nine per cent of participants admitted to falling in love with someone they didn't expect to.

The average single person also wants to have the DTR (define the relationship) conversation after four months of dating, which suggests they're serious about finding a partner.

The study was published at SinglesInAmerica.com.

