# Three-quarters at least sometimes excuse a dating red flag as situational

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/three-quarters-at-least-sometimes-excuse-a-dating-red-flag-as-situational/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

When something feels off about a date, most Americans are willing to let it slide. Roughly three-quarters (74%) say they at least some of the time overlook a trait they dislike because they read it as situational, including 24% who do so often, very often, or always, according to a Verasight survey conducted May 11, 2026.

Rarely (11%) and never (4%) cover most of the rest, while another 11% say they have never dated.

## Topline

When you're dating someone, how often do you overlook something you don't like because you think it is situational?

Three-quarters at least sometimes excuse a dating red flag as situational.

- Sometimes: 33.2%
- Occasionally: 16.7%
- Often: 13.8%
- Rarely: 11.3%
- Not applicable, I have never dated: 10.8%
- Very often: 7.6%
- Never: 4.0%
- Always: 2.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: society
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.37](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.37)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.37](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.37)