Millennials needed to create a verb that described any and all duties associated with being a bona fide grown-up. This means paying taxes, working through the summer instead of having vacation, changing your car oil, playing nice with coworkers, and having "adult" concerns.
"I can't believe I just spent this much on a vacuum."
snapchat, to snapchat, snapchatted, snapchatting (v.) — To send an ephemeral text message to another user on the ephemeral picture messaging service Snapchat. Ex.: “Yes, he chatted the address to me, but I forgot to save it and now I don’t know where the party is. And it has begun to rain.”
Some of the new terminology that has shown up on the dating/mating scene include the following terms:
Breadcrumbing
Breadcrumbing is a variation of ghosting and is even more irritating to those who are being left the breadcrumbs. It is characterized by a person leaving a very sparse or sporadic “trail” of continued interest. When someone is giving just the bare minimum of response to someone to still be considered “in the picture” even though both parties usually realize that the breadcrumber has already “left” the picture. Waiting around for the next crumb can become an obsessive hunt for “proof” of feelings that really are no longer present. For the breadcrumber, it may make her feel less guilty for backing out gently of the relationship; unfortunately, it may actually be crueler as the “crumb finder” may be pinning unrealistic amounts of hope on the few crumbs that are tossed his way.
Ghosting is all about evaporating into thin air surreptitiously when you are ready to end a relationship without any drama or actual confrontation. It’s about ignoring calls or texts, “unfriending” or “unfollowing” someone, and quietly disappearing from someone’s life. It can be a relief in some situations – those who prefer to avoid conflict feel that this is a “safe” way to end a relationship. Others, though, who are on the receiving end of the ghosting may feel that they are being cheated out of a final face-to-face opportunity to win someone back. Victims of ghosting feel that this is the most unforgivable method of ending a relationship – there is no closure, just residual resentment.
Stashing refers to the situation in which you believe that you and your significant other are an “official” couple, but you realize that she has maybe avoided introducing you to her family, her friends, or other significant people in her life. You may feel like you’ve been “stashed away” in some corner of her life where you are hidden away from the “rest” of her life. She may avoid posting the inaugural “couples pic” on her Snapchat or Facebooking herself into an official relationship with you.
Sometimes a person gets “stashed” because her partner feels that he is “dating down” by choosing to go out with her or is somehow ashamed of his partner. Sometimes it happens when someone is trying to keep a relationship on the down low to avoid creating drama with his family or if he’s friends with an ex or someone who wanted to be the one dating the partner. Sometimes, though, one person may “stash” their partner to remain on the dating market, just in case someone equally or more appealing shows up in her life. He’s able to have his “stash” available when he wants it, but also able to give off a sense of singlehood to potential partners.
Post time 10-12-2017 05:43 PM
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