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Not seeing anyone else: stated out loud, not assumed.
What it actually means
It’s a conversation, not a milestone that happens automatically at a certain number of dates.
More dating
- the ickA sudden, hard-to-explain turn-off.
- situationshipMore than friends, less than a relationship, undefined on purpose.
- the talking stageThe period after you’ve started texting and before you’re anything official.
- soft launchPosting a person without showing who they are: a hand, a shoulder, two drinks.
- breadcrumbingKeeping someone mildly interested with just enough contact to stop them from leaving.
- ghostingDisappearing with no explanation.