Connecting and supporting professionals who are transforming how young adults date and commit.
A working group of the National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education
Our Mission
The Dating Education Action Network (DEAN) seeks to support professionals who are working to improve the dating lives and experiences of contemporary young adults who expect to marry — restoring hope and inspiring a vision of relational flourishing — by harnessing, focusing, coordinating, and supporting the work of talented relationship educators, dating coaches, everyday mentors, and other dedicated professionals and advocates in the “dating space.”
Dating Education Action Network virtual kick-off meeting
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 2:00–3:00 PM ET
Meet the DEAN co-chairs and learn about our mission and planned activities for 2027.
Kristin Sokol shares 20 years of work as a dating coach.
Alan Hawkins presents recent analysis of the 2025 National Dating Landscape Survey and its three types of daters.
Register for the kickoff
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · 2:00–3:00 PM ET — we'll follow up with the meeting link by email.
DEAN is a working group of NARME — the National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education.