‘Platonic co-parenting’ on the rise, with special ‘dating’ apps seeing a surge in users: ‘A lot more normal’

Nypost · Aug 14, 2026 · 908 words · By Alex Oliveira

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‘Platonic co-parenting’ on the rise, with special ‘dating’ apps seeing a surge in users: ‘A lot more normal’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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‘Platonic co-parenting’ on the rise, with special ‘dating’ apps seeing a surge in users: ‘A lot more normal’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Platonic co-parenting — where people who aren’t married or romantically involved shack up to raise kids — is on the rise, with aspiring parents flocking to apps that connect them with others seeking the unconventional lifestyle.

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Modamily, one of the leading platforms matching potential platonic co-parents, had about 50,000 new users join this year alone — climbing from 100,000 users in January to around 150,000 as of August.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “They met on Modamily in 2019.”

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Both The New York Times and The Atlantic explicitly state that Zachary Sahuque and Amanda Lohse met on Modamily in 2019.

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Claim 2: “That’s up from around 30,000 who were using Modamily in 2020”

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None of the provided evidence sources mention the number of Modamily users in the year 2020.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jasem Vishkaei (Persian: جاسم ويشكائى, also Romanized as "Jāsem Vishkaei"; born December 27, 1982, in Bandare Anzali, Gilan Province) is an Iranian karateka. Vishkaei competed in the 2006 Asian Games …
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Claim 3: “Texas co-parents Zachary Sahuque and Amanda Lohse, 35 and 47... have two kids together and a third on the way — each from her eggs and his sperm, and conceived through IVF”

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Multiple independent sources (The New York Times, The Atlantic, and a news article on platonic co-parenting) confirm that Zachary Sahuque and Amanda Lohse have children via IVF and are expecting/considering a third.

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web search NEUTRAL — Zachary Sahuque and Amanda Lohse, 35 and 47, with their two kids they co-parent together. A third child is on the way.Sahuque and Lohse had their children by IVF, and raise them in two homes on the sa…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/us-news/platonic-co-parenting-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Zachary Sahuque, 34, an environmental health and safety specialist in Price, Texas, and Amanda Lohse, 47, a high school geography teacher, matched on Modamily in 2019 and spent three months vetting ea…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/style/platonic-co-parenti…

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web search NEUTRAL — Through Fatovic, I got in touch with Zachary Sahuque and Amanda Lohse, who have two children together from IVF, and are considering using their frozen embryos for a third. When they met on Modamily in…
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/09/modern-romance-…

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Claim 4: “[Sahuque and Lohse] live in two houses on a 50-acre ranch.”

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One web search result mentions they raise children in 'two homes on the same property in Texas', but the specific detail of a '50-acre ranch' is not corroborated by the other provided sources (NYT, Atlantic), which focus on their meeting and family structure.

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Claim 5: “The app CoParents.com had its users increase by 25% since January, climbing to about 160,000 members worldwide.”

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The evidence provided for CoParents.com consists of user reviews and complaints; none of these sources mention user growth percentages or a total member count of 160,000.

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Claim 6: “about 2,000 new members are joining [Modamily] each month.”

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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant (Yahoo Mail login pages) and contain no information regarding Modamily's monthly growth rate.

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Claim 7: “Modamily, one of the leading platforms matching potential platonic co-parents, had about 50,000 new users join this year alone — climbing from 100,000 users in January to around 150,000 as of August.”

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The provided evidence from Modamily's own site and Google Play store mentions user counts of 'almost 100,000' and 'more than 120,000', but none of the sources confirm the specific growth trajectory from 100,000 in January to 150,000 in August of the current year.

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web search NEUTRAL — Over the years, Modamily has grown to a community of almost 100,000 people worldwide with near 1000 babies born around the world from people that met on the platform.Free users have 24 hours to messag…
https://www.modamily.com/en/about-us

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