Dating website lingo

A Complete Guide to Online Dating Slang for Clueless Singles

Anyone in the world of dating today, especially online and in apps, will tell you that there are a few words you may have to add to your vocabulary. Who knows — you could be the kittenfisher without even realizing it. Benching: This is the dating version of being on a sports team and waiting for the coach to put you. Essentially, you keep them just interested enough to have them available on the sideline when you want them. Cuffing Season: While summer is typically thought of as a time to be single and have fun, cuffing season is the opposite. In general, finding a partner seems more appealing in the winter months so you have someone to cuddle up with, so you may notice that people are pairing off just as the leaves fall from the trees. This means different things for different people, so honest and open communication is key to success. FWB friends with benefits : Basically, you know someone and care about them and are regularly engaging in sexual acts with them, but not within the context of a relationship. Please and thank you. Haunting: Being ghosted is bad enough, but being haunted might be worse.

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With their swiping left and swiping right, millennials own the dating scene today. And just like the Eskimos who have 50 words for snow, they have invented dozens of words for how to communicate about the topic.

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Do You Know Your Dating Lingo?

For as long as people have been dating, there's been slang created about dating and relationships. Considering that slang changes at the speed of social media, we thought it was due time to issue a refresher on some of today's dating terms. You probably know some of these, but there's a good chance you don't know all of them.

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