7 Modern Dating Terms and Their Meaning

Feb 17, 2024, 07:47 IST

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Source: Cambridge Dictionary

Feb 17, 2024, 07:47 IST

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Dexting

Exchanging many text messages with someone you have met on a dating app without ever meeting them in person.

Beige Flag

A sign that someone you have started a romantic relationship with is a little strange or boring but not enough for you to end the relationship.

Infla-dating

Going out with someone you have a romantic relationship with to do things that are not very expensive.

Ghostlighting

The act of ending a relationship with someone by suddenly stopping all communication with them, then trying to make them believe that this did not actually happen and they must have imagined it.

Wokefishing

Pretending to care more than you actually do about social problems such as racism and inequality in order to attract someone you want to have a romantic relationship with.

Mixed Reception

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Groundhogging

The act of dating the same type of person again and again, even though it never ends in a successful relationship.

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