From the New York Times: Like most daters, Elyse Fox, 32, a model who lives in Brooklyn, is looking for a partner who is kind, attractive, smart and funny. She is hoping he likes to travel, is ready for commitment and communicates well. But she has one nonnegotiable: He must be working on his mental health, preferably in regular therapy.

She decided to make this rule a few weeks ago after going on a date with a guy who unloaded his problems onto her. “Over wine and this beautiful dinner he was pouring out all this trauma and childhood stuff that I never asked about,” Ms. Fox said.

As someone who goes to therapy, she felt like she proactively works on her issues. Why wouldn’t she want a partner with the same mind-set? “I love someone who can take care of himself,” she said.

Sometimes she comes across the information she is looking for naturally. While swiping on dating apps such as Raya and Hinge, she will find a profile that mentions therapy. “Even if I am not physically attracted to them, it nudges me in the direction to match with them,” she said.

Other times she has to do some digging. When she meets people, she finds a way to bring up the topic. “I kind of ask certain questions,” she said. “I say, ‘It seems like you have a really stressful job, how are you doing? What are you doing to feel supported mentally?’”

“Once I asked a guy, and he told me he had been in therapy for four years,” she added. “I was attracted to him immediately.”

Gen-Z and younger millennials are much more likely to seek mental health help than older generations, according to a 2018 survey by the American Psychological Association. The pandemic also brought mental health even more into the mainstream, making it something people make into priority and talk about openly.

Some of this is now trickling into dating. Many singles, rather than looking for someone of a certain height or a particular profession, are now saying they want someone who works on their mental health.