Quantcast

In Search of a Platonic Co-Parent

January 24, 2026
In Search of a Platonic Co-Parent

In November, Rave Reid went out to dinner with a man she met on an app. Over Italian food, they spent almost three hours talking about their values and goals: What are their views on politics and religion? Where do they envision themselves living? How many children do they want, and where would they want to educate them?

“I was just being very forward,” said Ms. Reid, 33, who lives in Los Angeles and is the founder of a social wellness club.

Continues...

Sign up for our mailing list to receive ongoing updates from IFS.
Join The IFS Mailing List

Contact

Interested in learning more about the work of the Institute for Family Studies? Please feel free to contact us by using your preferred method detailed below.
 

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1502
Charlottesville, VA 22902

(434) 260-1048

info@ifstudies.org

Media Inquiries

For media inquiries, contact Chris Bullivant (chris@ifstudies.org).

We encourage members of the media interested in learning more about the people and projects behind the work of the Institute for Family Studies to get started by perusing our "Media Kit" materials.

Media Kit

Wait, Don't Leave!

Before you go, consider subscribing to our weekly emails so we can keep you updated with latest insights, articles, and reports.

Before you go, consider subscribing to IFS so we can keep you updated with news, articles, and reports.

Thank You!

We’ll keep you up to date with the latest from our research and articles.