Fox news put together a list of "love terms" for millenial dating. How many of these would you have guessed?
Breadcrumbing:
Leading someone along, sending flirtatious messages without any intent of ever going on a date
Ghosting:
Disappearing, stopping all communication abruptly without explanation
Submarining:
Ghosting and then coming back after a period of time. Keeping someone on the back burner and then returning to them when something else goes away
Micro-cheating:
Small, non physical but sometimes emotional attraction to another person which is kept secret from your partner
Love-Bombing:
Someone who meets you and has instant chemistry and immediately aggressively pursues you. Often happens to fast to be true, sometimes manipulating you
Benching:
When you’ve gone on a few dates with someone and they continue to talk to you without making firm plans to hang out again. Keeping someone on the back burner
Cuffing Season:
Late fall to early winter when you want to be in a relationship so you find someone to be with, often let go in early spring when you want to be out and about again
Catch And Release:
When you go after someone to see if you can get them, and then immediately move on to someone bigger and better because you get bored
Slow Fade:
Similar to ghosting but more subtle. Slowly inching out of a relationship until you’re gone, akin to the lobster slowing boiling in a pot