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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Am I in a situationship? Thanks for asking. Sometimes there's a very thin line between friendship and love. You spend time with someone. You've got things in common.
Chapter 2: What are the signs that you might be in a situationship?
You make each other laugh. Things can easily get blurry. Imagine you've recently met someone and really hit it off. You're at each other's places all the time. Maybe you've even kissed once or twice on a night out. Maybe it's gone further than that.
A defined relationship conversation, or DTR for short, is a useful, if sometimes awkward, chat that many people have when in a blossoming relationship. Without having a DTR, it can be difficult to put a label on it. But one has emerged which might fit the bill.
The notion of a situationship has become more and more widespread, with the hashtag having recorded over 350 million views on TikTok, for example. What are the telltale signs? When your friends ask you what the nature of your relationship is, you don't know what to say. BFF, sex friend, open relationship. You may well be in a situationship without realising it.
Other signs might be that you've never really discussed your future together. You introduce yourself as friends to your other friends. You don't mind if your situationship buddy is seeing other people, and you feel like things are kind of stagnating. Why are more and more people winding up in situationships?
In this day and age, committing to a long term relationship from a young age is pretty scary to a lot of people. Most of Gen Z want to keep a certain amount of independence. Experts have said that a lot of the pressure comes from social media, where we tend to share a lot of details about our lives, including relationships.
If said relationship ends, you don't want all your friends knowing you've been dumped, or that you've kicked the other person to the curb, depending on the situation. Defining the relationship itself creates expectations and the assumption that both sides want to build a future together. That in turn can lead to stress and anxiety.
How can I avoid a situationship?
Communication is key. If you feel like your friendship is evolving into a situationship, talk about it with the other person. According to research by dating app Hinge, the worst thing that happens most often is that a situationship only really suits one of the two partners. The other person is likely waiting in vain for the DTR conversation to finally happen.
But even if you probably don't want it to last indefinitely, a situationship isn't always a bad thing. If both partners are on board, why not roll with it? It can often be a good way of exploring options and getting to know the person well enough first, before deciding whether you want to commit to something more serious or not. There you have it. Now you know what a situation ship is.
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