Dating in the modern 'no strings attached' era has become complex. Catchy dating terms and phrases have been all over the internet and with Gen Z ruling the current dating scene, the real dating scenario has taken a turn. From situationship to benching to soft launching and much more, we have been seeing and reading about new dating terms and just another one that got added to our love vocabulary is textationship. Just as the term suggests, it is all about texting. By definition it is the person who is available to talk over text but never ready or available to meet in person. If you are facing such a situation, just know you are in a textationship. Is this just the new dating trend for Gen Z? Read on to know more.
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What Exactly Is A Textationship?
In this wired world of relationships and dating, we often find ourselves on the brink of it. With new dating trends and jazzy words coming up every now and then, we usually wonder what they are even in this world. But of course, Gen Z knows it better. With modern dating ruling the scene, people are looking for anything but commitment and these dating trends are taking over. Textationship is just another catchy one that we hopped onto. Textationship is basically where your relation is just confined to talking via text with no face-to-face interaction. Do you want to talk to them? Sure, they are here on text. Do you wish to meet them? Sorry, got to go. Of course, these situations have existed but we didn't know that they had a name. But the real question is, are these modern dating trends ruining real romance?
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How To Know If You Are In A Textationship?
Texting is easy, convenient and quick and most of us, on a day-to-day basis are increasing our screen time with this habit. Textationships are not just restricted to a romantic setting but can be even with friends or co-workers. People usually do not intend to fall into textationships, it automatically happens when it gets difficult for them to plan out a date or a quick catch-up with someone. There are times when people even opt for such relations when they are not ready to move to the next level. In other cases, people even, without their conscious knowledge might get into one when the other person is not willing to turn up to date and in that case, you must know you are getting into one. Usual signs are that they will often come up with an excuse to avoid an in-person meeting and just keep your relation over text.
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