15 Gen-Z Dating Terms You Should Know

In this generation where EVERYONE has a high sensitivity in every aspect of life, where every bonding, every relationship, whether it is a romantic relationship, married life, friendship, or even any sort of informal connection, is defined by so many terms of the GENZ generation. Today in this episode, we will explain some of the trending relationship terms:

  1. Micro Cheating: This should be at the top of the list. Micro-Cheating is a term where the disloyal person can prove themselves by giving a wide range of excuses. Micro cheating basically means texting flirtatious messages or meeting another person in secret and your partner doesn’t have a clue about it. Example:
    Sofi: Hey Zayn! I have a bad mood today. Let’s go for coffee.
    Zayn: Oh sure! But what about your boyfriend?
    Sofi: Don’t think about him. He doesn’t know about you.
    This is a micro-cheating situation. And if you are someone who has faced this with your partner & still staying in that relationship, then RUN right now. Because, a person who has already done this to you will do it repeatedly & one day when he/she finds anyone better than you he/she is definitely gonna leave you by creating a situation where you will start thinking like, maybe it was your fault. Maybe you couldn’t make him/her so special & that’s why they did this. You still have time. RUN Bro!
  2. Benching: The term comes originally from football. You can always see what the benched players do. They basically come into the game as a replacement (if needed). In a relationship, Benching is when someone keeps you on hold while he/she has an interest in another person. He/She will talk to you on a daily basis, tell you that he/she likes you but still won’t be in a relationship. Basically, you’re treated as an option. He/she will prefer the other person on whom he/she has a crush.

3. Bread Crumbing: Bread Crumbing is the behavior when someone always gives green signals to the opposite person but is not willing to be in a relationship. A person feigns to be interested in you fully as if they like you and sincerely feel for you when actually they are not. You can say it’s just the act of pretending. They will not tell you to leave & even if you want to leave they will act in a way that will stop you from taking that step.

4. Ghosting: Ghosting is the behavior when someone you’re connected to in a regular way suddenly stops all contact without any pre-announcement. Ghosting can be in any kind of bonding. Many people think it happens only in the digital context, meaning a friend or a partner suddenly disappears out of no sign. But it can happen in any social circumstance. It could be in a relationship, friendship, or with any family members.

5. Simping: I’m sure you’re familiar with this term. Simping means giving too much attention & affection to the other person. This term is mostly used for males. Some men are just too much obsessed with their partner. They are always in the practice of giving too many gifts, acts of service, complementing all the time, giving all his time to the other person. Yes, it is good to be obsessed with your lady, but it also shows how much dependent you are over her & how much helpless you are without her. So, don’t be a simp. Respect the boundaries both of you and your partners. And if you have a partner who loves you to do simping for her, then, you still have time to get out of that trauma bond. It’s so insecure.

6. Soft-Nexting: A Soft-Next is the act of removing someone completely for a few days for their misbehavior. This term is generally used by men a lot. A man cuts off all communication (calls, messages, meetings) for a few days with the girl because of the unnecessary pain and drama she gave him. After the soft next, the relationship resumes as before. But if you found your girl with another man in the gap of just a few days, then congratulations. You just won at life. Yes, you’ll feel a lot of pain, but my brother, don’t even look back to her. It’s over. If you start over the relationship again by asking or begging her, trust me! Your life will be over. She will do the drama with more perfection this time & that will cause you super duper trauma. So, if anything like this happens after the soft-nexting, don’t even look back. It’s an end.

7. Hard Next: A hard next is basically the extreme version of the soft-nexting. Here, it’s a forever goodbye for you. You’ll never be back to the other person’s life. It’s a decision that was taken much earlier.

8. Love Haze: This is a really cool one! Love Haze is when someone doesn’t see their partner’s flaws. He/she defends every red flag about their partner & always makes weird logic. Suppose,
Scene 1: 
Sofi: Hey Christin! I saw your boyfriend the other day at the bar flirting with a girl.
Christin: Hell no! Zayn isn’t like that. He only watches me. You must have seen someone else.
Scene 2:
Brad: Hey brother! Why does your girlfriend always upload stories with this guy but never upload anything with you?
Tom: Oh! that’s her best friend Michael. He is just a friend. She assured me not to worry about him.
See, what a love haze situation is! You must always pay attention to the red flags and the green signs in your partner. Remember LOVE IS BLIND but you shouldn’t be.

9. Gaslighting: Gaslighting is psychological manipulation where the other person makes you feel insecure about your own value, memory & doings. They will justify the injustice they have caused in any possible way & manipulate the whole situation in a way that will make you feel anxious, confused, and unable to trust your own value. They will make you question your perception of reality by saying every sort of nonsense that doesn’t match your reality.

10. Phubbing: Phubbing is the behavior of ignoring someone by paying attention to the phone. Well, people think phubbing can only happen by paying attention to the phone. That’s not properly true. One can phub you by ignoring you during any sort of unnecessary activities. Phubbing mainly is called when someone has to chase for the attention of the other person while that other person is creating unnecessary sedulous.

11. Ghost Lighting: Ghost lighting is an added layer of ghosting & gaslighting. It means getting back out of the blue after ghosting and then gaslighting by raising the question why they ghosted you. This is a super psych problem. Don’t listen to them, just stop it at the first step if you want to survive. They will manipulate you in many ways & will play with your confidence & truth of your reality.

12. Stashing: Stashing is the act of dating someone and intentionally hiding them from friends, family, and the social circle. Yes, some might want to keep the relationship single but never admit being single. On the other hand, someone who is stashing will introduce him as single everywhere & is likely to hide everything from the world.

13. Fire-Dooring: Fire-Dooring is a term where one person constantly tries to reach the other person, every phone call, every plan, every sort of contact. It’s like being in a relationship where only you are constantly pushing all your efforts to initiate a conversation. When you do that, you get the response from the other side, but in that relationship, it is only you who is expected to start the conversation at the first place & you see no effort from the other side. And when you guys fight, no matter whose fault it is, the other side JUST stops the conversation immediately and shows no effort to patch-up.

14. Vulturing: Vulturing is that behavior when someone takes advantage of a person when he/she needs emotional support. A vulture person sees the right moment & when a person is going through a heartbreak, stress, or any trauma & needs support, The vulture comes out of the blue and offers emotional support with the intention of getting into a romantic relationship or physical expectations. Remember, there is a difference between a friend who really wants to save you from your mental breakdown and a vulture who appears to take advantage of your emotional instability.

15. Cushioning: Cushioning is almost similar to micro-cheating. Cushioning refers to the practice of keeping romantic backups while being in a committed relationship. The person constantly keeps a male/female best friend or has some other side characters to flirt with. They keep their romantic interest to others, and this isn’t a benching or breadcrumbing situation. In this situation, the other person with whom he/she is cushioning knows that they both are having fun.

If you have more GenZ terms like this, you can share in the comment or ask us if you need any brief discussion about any of the terms.

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