Dating Glossary: Paperclipping
TLDR: Paperclipping: When someone ghosts you, you get over them and they suddenly show back up in your life.
Rock, paper, scissors… paperclipping? We’re back...
Dating Glossary: Fluffing
TLDR: Fluffing: The act of leading someone on emotionally — just so you can feel pretty great about yourself. Spoiler: It’s rude, don’t do...
Dating Glossary: Cloaking
TLDR: Cloaking: standing someone up on a date before you meet them — then blocking them in every way possible digitally. Yikes.
In theory, online dating...
Dating Glossary: Lovebombing
TLDR: Lovebombing: the act of intentionally moving a relationship too fast to gain control over your partner.
What is love? Baby’s gonna leave you if...
Dating Glossary: Freeclimbing
TLDR: Freeclimbing is when you get lost in a deep, dark hole of cyber-stalking your match on Facebook, Instagram, Google, you name it.
Once upon...
Dating Glossary: DTR
TLDR: DTR is the discussion two people have when they want to decide if they are in a relationship—or not.
In a relationship, there are...
Dating Glossary: Zombieing
TLDR: Zombieing is when someone ghosts you—and then reappears out of nowhere—months or years later.
The first rules of zombie fighting are simple: Carry a...
Dating Glossary: Curving
TDLR: Curving: when a person rejects you subtly and continuously—but keeps you hanging on.
It’s not about how well you take a windy route,...
Dating Glossary: Breadcrumbing
TDLR: Breadcrumbing: when you give the idea you’re interested in a relationship—or sex—but never follow through.
You might have to use cliff notes—but try to...
Dating Glossary: Cushioning
TDLR: Cushioning: when you’re in what you think is a serious relationship, but your partner is keeping ‘cushions’ in the wings—just in case.
If you’ve...
Dating Glossary: Micro-Cheating
TLDR: Micro-cheating: where you aren’t 100 percent emotionally faithful to your partner–but physically, you don’t break any rules.
Some couples find the concept of monogamy...
Dating Glossary: Benching
TLDR: Benching is when you keep someone on the backburner—just in case someone else better doesn’t come along.
Those star-studded, rose-colored rom coms all...
Dating Glossary: Ghosting
TLDR: Ghosting: when someone you’re romantically interested in completely disappears without warning or communication.
You swipe right. You match. You start a witty banter. You...
Dating Glossary: Cuffing Season
TLDR: Cuffing season: when singles actively seek a partner once the weather transitions from warm to cold temperatures.
The second the first chill hits...
Dating Glossary: Catfishing
TLDR: Catfishing is when someone pretends to be someone they aren’t online—and never wants to meet you in person.
While your grandpa might associate this...