Seventh Generation: GET THE DIRT ON WHY CLEANING HAS BECOME A LOVE LANGUAGE!

NEW SURVEY UNVEILS CLEANING'S ROLE IN BOTH TURNING US ON AND IN GIVING US THE ICK

BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new survey, 85% of Americans say that cleaning up for someone is an act of love. But cleaning can also cause friction in relationships. Nearly two out of three Americans have been turned off by someone because their home was messy, and one in three have ended a relationship due to a partner's cleanliness.

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In this interview, Relationship & Online Dating Expert, Dr. Jess Carbino breaks down these survey results and shares how keeping a clean home can help you score your next relationship! She'll give the dirt on relationship dealbreakers and how couples can turn up the romance while keeping their homes tidy.

Other key survey findings include:

• Cleaning together heats things up. 75% of Americans say that sharing chores is more romantic than giving gifts.
• Doing the dishes unprompted brings the spice from the kitchen to the bedroom. Two-thirds of Americans say that a partner doing the dishes without being asked is more romantic than delivering a dozen roses.
• Who needs glistening abs when your date keeps their house sparkling clean? A date is four times more likely (78%) to appreciate a clean home than a companion who goes to the gym regularly (22%). They're also eight times more likely (89%) to prefer someone with a clean home than one with a nice car (11%).
• Cleaning is a sign of respect and a point of frustration in relationships. Nearly eight in 10 Americans believe a clean home reflects how much you respect your partner. Six in 10 say they get frustrated with their other half when the house isn't clean.

Seventh Generation analyzed the results of a survey conducted by market research and data analytics firm National Research Group of 1,000 Americans. To learn more about Seventh Generation visit: www.seventhgeneration.com

MORE ABOUT DR. JESS CARBINO:
Dr. Jess Carbino is a relationship and online dating expert who has been called by The NY Post "the Dr. Ruth of the swipe right generation" and by the Host of This American Life "the Nate Silver of online dating." Dr. Jess, as she is fondly referred to, served as Sociologist for Tinder and Bumble, leading research for each of the two companies. She has conducted hundreds of focus groups across the world and analyzed hundreds of thousands of profiles. Since Tinder and Bumble, Dr. Jess has been working with individuals doing relationship and online dating coaching through the company she founded, Relapy, as well as with a variety of companies including Netflix, Google, and Ford.

Dr. Jess was named one of the 100 Most Creative People by Fast Company magazine. Her work has been featured in major news outlets including The New York Times, Time Magazine, Marie Claire, Cosmo, Men's Health, Vogue, New York Magazine and The Guardian. She has appeared on many TV programs including Good Morning America, Nightline, 20/20, The Doctors, CNN and The Today Show. Dr. Jess also regularly speaks at conferences and events, including the Oxford Union.

Dr. Jess received her PhD in sociology from UCLA. Her doctoral research has broadly focused on sex, dating and relationships. Dr. Jess' dissertation, "Dating in the 21st Century" used data from several online dating sites to answer the age-old question: "what do men and women want?" She lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland with her husband and young daughter. Dr. Jess is currently in the process of completing her second doctorate in Clinical Psychology at George Washington University. She is presently working on a book with Simon and Schuster related to self-discovery when dating.

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