Modern dating glossary
Dating terms,
decoded.
A plain dictionary of modern dating terms, dating app slang and relationship language, from ghosting and situationships to soft launches and cuffing season.
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- Ghosting
- Vanishing mid-conversation without explanation. Full entry →
- Situationship
- A relationship without the label or the clarity. Definition only · Soon
- Breadcrumbing
- Just enough messages to keep you interested. Never enough to commit. Full entry →
- Love bombing
- Overwhelming affection early, usually a control tactic, not a romance. Definition only · Soon
- Soft launching
- Posting them without showing their face. A relationship trial balloon. Definition only · Soon
- Cuffing season
- The autumn instinct to find someone, anyone, before winter. Definition only · Soon
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Every term, A to Z.
Ghosting→
SituationshipSoon
BenchingSoon
Breadcrumbing→
Love bombingSoon
Soft launchingSoon
Hard launchSoon
Cuffing seasonSoon
OrbitingSoon
Slow fadeSoon
Talking stageSoon
Red flagSoon
Green flagSoon
CatfishingSoon
DTRSoon
Casual datingSoon
Exclusive datingSoon
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Group dynamics.
Disappearing behaviors
Ghosting, Orbiting, Slow fade, Benching
Commitment stages
Talking stage, DTR, Exclusive dating, Hard launch
Red & green flags
Red flag, Green flag, Love bombing, Breadcrumbing
Modern launch culture
Soft launching, Hard launch, Situationship, Cuffing season
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