This new world of dating has a lot of terms you need to keep up with. Today, we'll focus on two, "Ghosting," and "Zombieing."
Ghosting is when someone cuts of ALL communication with the person they're dating. No phone calls, texts, e-mails, nothing. Now Zombieing is when the person who cut off all the communication decides to come crawling right back.
Zombies of course rise from the dead, and since right heading right into fall and winter, more and more people are trying to hook up before we get knee deep into cuffing season.
Some other popular dating terms as collected by Scary Mommy include:
Submarining — When it comes to zombieing vs. submarining, they're basically the same. This is when you get ghosted before the person pops up again out of nowhere, much like a submarine resurfacing.
Breadcrumbing — When someone puts very little effort into sending noncommittal messages in hopes to lure a partner, that's breadcrumbing.
Caspering — This is a way of ghosting someone in a nice way, usually by giving a slight warning before disappearing.
Cushioning — When one partner is still seeing other people on the side of a committed relationship, it's referred to by this term.
Fleabagging — Inspired by the TV show Fleabag, this term describes when you date people you know aren't right for you.
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