“Students in the survey also described the relationships they see around them. Many mentioned poor communication, partly because nowadays everything in relationships is often handled through mobile messages. Times are rushed, and as a result, relationships are too. Many relationships are ‘Instagram relationships,’ where the focus is mainly on presenting beautiful photos outwardly. However, this does not mean that there aren’t many quality, very strong relationships among young people,” says Radek Schich, director of GTS Alive.

Seven out of ten students believe that the quality of their romantic relationships will be greatly influenced by the relationship they see or have seen between their parents. However, the parents of one-third of today’s students are already divorced or separated. The parents of the majority of students still live together, but according to their children, the relationship of one-quarter of them is in poor condition. A significant portion of young people may therefore be somewhat disadvantaged in their own relationships by the example set in their own family.

Just under half of the surveyed students currently have a partner. Young people clearly take these relationships seriously: over 70 percent described their relationship as very serious, and another quarter as fairly serious. Among single students, half would like to be in a relationship. More than a quarter are satisfied with being single, while the rest are unsure.

Students consider trust and effective communication by far the most important factors in a relationship. Physical attraction and agreement on future plans rank much lower. However, in another question about the importance of sex, 70 percent of secondary and university students see it as very important. Less than three percent consider it completely unimportant.

Students have a strict view on infidelity: 30 percent would definitely not forgive it, and 40 percent would rather not forgive it. One-night stands are also viewed negatively by 65 percent of secondary and university students. There is unlikely to be any revolution among young people regarding marriage either: six out of ten students view marriage positively, only four percent negatively, and just under 30 percent hold a middle opinion, while the rest are unsure.

As for dating apps and websites most used by young people, Tinder leads by a wide margin, tried at least once by a quarter of students, though only four percent use it frequently. Badoo comes second, followed by classic dating sites like Štěstí.cz. Other online tools such as Bumble have minimal usage among students in the Czech Republic so far.

Notes for editors:

GTS Alive s.r.o. issues and manages ISIC student cards, ISIC Scholar pupil cards, ITIC teacher cards, and, to a lesser extent, other cards in the Czech Republic. The company was founded in August 2000, succeeding GTS International in the Czech Republic. GTS Alive s.r.o. is part of the international GTS Alive Group, headquartered in Prague, with branches in seventeen countries across four continents.

Through the ISIC PORT chip identification system, GTS Alive also provides access security and electronic attendance systems for numerous primary and secondary schools. Additionally, the company offers students travel and accident insurance.

For further information, please contact:

Jan Šimral, media representative of GTS Alive
Tel.: +420 737 944 370
E-mail: info@jansimral.com