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Five dating terms every singleton needs to know

  • Possibly the most annoying daters out there are the 'breadcrumbers'. The term comes from the Hansel & Gretel story of leading someone down the garden path. 'Breadcrumbers' like your Instagram picture from 20 weeks ago, send you the odd text every few weeks and keep you on a string in case they want to revisit your relationship later.
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    Breadcrumbing

    Possibly the most annoying daters out there are the 'breadcrumbers'. The term comes from the Hansel & Gretel story of leading someone down the garden path. 'Breadcrumbers' like your Instagram picture from 20 weeks ago, send you the odd text every few weeks and keep you on a string in case they want to revisit your relationship later.
  • Five dating terms every singleton needs to know
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    Five dating terms every singleton needs to know

    Five dating terms every singleton needs to know
  • This person comes into your life, seems to be the perfect companion and the BAM! - just like that they completely disappear into thin air. They usually cut off communication completely with absolutley no explanation.
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    Ghosting

    This person comes into your life, seems to be the perfect companion and the BAM! - just like that they completely disappear into thin air. They usually cut off communication completely with absolutley no explanation.
  • While ghosting may be pretty brutal, we can't decide whether we would prefer it or not over being curved. If someone curves you, it's essentially the same thing as being ghosted but instead of that person disappearing without a trace, they communicate it to you that they don't have any interest seeing you again.
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    Curved

    While ghosting may be pretty brutal, we can't decide whether we would prefer it or not over being curved. If someone curves you, it's essentially the same thing as being ghosted but instead of that person disappearing without a trace, they communicate it to you that they don't have any interest seeing you again.
  • We're coming into cuffing season now so get yourself familiar with the term. Cuffing season is when it gets cold outside and all you want to do is curl up with someone and get warm. This type of coupling usually ends as soon as the beach weather comes back.
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    Cuffing season

    We're coming into cuffing season now so get yourself familiar with the term. Cuffing season is when it gets cold outside and all you want to do is curl up with someone and get warm. This type of coupling usually ends as soon as the beach weather comes back.
  • While this term is mostly used to describe the relationships between celebs or fictional characters, people are now "shipping" couples they know. If you hear someone say they "ship" the relationship you have with your boyfriend, it means you're basically #goals and they're rooting for you to succeed.
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    Shipping

    While this term is mostly used to describe the relationships between celebs or fictional characters, people are now "shipping" couples they know. If you hear someone say they "ship" the relationship you have with your boyfriend, it means you're basically #goals and they're rooting for you to succeed.
Possibly the most annoying daters out there are the 'breadcrumbers'. The term comes from the Hansel & Gretel story of leading someone down the garden path. 'Breadcrumbers' like your Instagram picture from 20 weeks ago, send you the odd text every few weeks and keep you on a string in case they want to revisit your relationship later.
Five dating terms every singleton needs to know
This person comes into your life, seems to be the perfect companion and the BAM! - just like that they completely disappear into thin air. They usually cut off communication completely with absolutley no explanation.
While ghosting may be pretty brutal, we can't decide whether we would prefer it or not over being curved. If someone curves you, it's essentially the same thing as being ghosted but instead of that person disappearing without a trace, they communicate it to you that they don't have any interest seeing you again.
We're coming into cuffing season now so get yourself familiar with the term. Cuffing season is when it gets cold outside and all you want to do is curl up with someone and get warm. This type of coupling usually ends as soon as the beach weather comes back.
While this term is mostly used to describe the relationships between celebs or fictional characters, people are now "shipping" couples they know. If you hear someone say they "ship" the relationship you have with your boyfriend, it means you're basically #goals and they're rooting for you to succeed.
Yahoo Lifestyle

Have you been 'ghosted', 'breadcrumbed' or 'curved'?