 If it's been a while since you've dated, the language change can be daunting. Here's a few definitions that might help you work out what people are taking about - the blog on abbreviations might help too.
Allosexual someone who is sexually attracted to others (the opposite of asexual) Aromantic someone who does not experience the feelings of romantic love Asexual someone who is not sexually attracted to people Bae significant other Benching saving someone for later Bisexual attracted to both men and women Bot fake account Breadcrumbing being offered ‘crumbs’ of a relationship to keep you on the hook Catch and release a one night stand Catfishing leading someone into thinking they are in a relationship and then scamming them Cisgender someone who identifies with their gender assigned at birth Cuffing hooking up with someone just for the colder months and festive season Curve a rejection that’s subtler than a flat out ‘no’ Cushioning keeping backups or standbys in case your current relationship doesn’t work Daterview a date that feels more like an interview Deep like researching someone by going through their social media profiles Define the relationship (DTR) deciding whether the relationship is casual or going somewhere Demisexual someone who is attracted to personalities once they get to know them rather than an immediate physical attraction E-Fit curated social media profiles that act as a dating profile Emergency call that set-up call that will get you out of a bad date Firedooring someone who doesn’t respond to texts, but randomly makes contact Fuccboi a man who only wants sex and runs away from relationships Fuckbuddy/friend with benefits a friend for sex without a long term relationship Gaslighting having feelings dismissed and belittled Gay same-sex attracted Genderfluid people outside the gender binary, or whose gender identity varies Ghosting cutting off discussions with no explanation or warning Half-night stand someone who leaves straight after sex Hatfishing bald men wearing hats to hide their lack of hair Hey and pray saying hello and hoping for a response Homosexual same sex attracted Incel involuntary celibate Jelly jealous Kittenfishing people who lie on their profile to look better than they are Kray bae when your significant other goes off the rails Layby dating someone while looking for better options in the fast lane Love bombing being (excessively) showered with love – it can be a prelude to manipulation and abuse Meetcute the sweet backstory of how a couple met Micro-cheating Not really cheating, but approaching the border of cheating Monleying moving from one relationship straight to the next Monogamous someone who sees only one person Negging backhanded compliments Non-date date a meet up that’s no specified as a date Non-binary someone who does not see themselves as male or female On a thing dating One-night stand someone who leaves the next morning Open relationship a committed relationship that allows partners to see other people Orbiting when the person who has ghosted you hangs around on your social media Pansexual attracted to all genders Peacocking dressing up to attract attention Pie hunting someone who seeks out and dates vulnerable people Pocketing or stashing dating but not being introduced to their friends or family Polyamorous someone who has relationships with a number of people Queer a reclaimed word for people across the LGBTQ+ spectrum R-bombed when someone reads your message but doesn’t reply Roaching cheating and then claiming that the relationship wasn’t exclusive Sapiosexual someone who is attrcayed to intelligence Several night stand A relationship that’s a few nights and nothing more Sex interview sex before a real date Simping someone who is doing everything they can to get someone’s attention Situationship/casual relationship a relationship that’s not serious Sliding into DMs flirting through messaging Slow fade ghosting, but slowly Slow texting slow responses – busy, or not that into you? Snack/on fleek pretty damn gorgeous Submarining, haunting or zombieing when the person who has ghosted you suddenly reappears as if nothing has happened Summer fling/freckling hooking up with someone just for the summer Swipe right liking someone on an app Texlationship messaging but never quite meeting up Thirst trap a social media post about anything that’s actually designed to say ‘look how gorgeous I am’ Thicc curvy Tindstagramming contacting someone on Instagram direct messaging when they don’t match you on Timder Transgender someone who identifies as a different gender to that assigned at birth Uncuffing shedding the winter relationship for the summer one V card virgin Werk when it’s been hard working getting a date Wokefishing Someone saying how marvellous and woke and liberal they are, but it’s really just an act
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