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KIMBERLY MOFFIT: Relationship Expert
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THE LINGO
THE INTERNET DATING SLANG
TERMS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Though we're still meeting in bars and going
to see movies together, dating today would be
largely unrecognizable to people 10 years ago;
changes in how we find dates, how we treat
them and how we describe ourselves to them
have radically altered the dating landscape.
To many, modern dating can seem like a mine-
field of technical jargon; the phrase "My poly
pansexual situationship ghosted me so I'm
breadcrumbing this snack I had a half-night
stand with last year, will you be my emergency
call if he wants to Netflix & chill?" will be clear
as day to some and unintelligible to others.
If you find yourself in the latter category, this glossary of
dating terms is for you.
NETFLIX AND
CHILL
Dating / Trend
BENCHING
Dating / Move
PRONUNCIATION:
PRONUNCIATION:
BENCH-ing
Benching is when you're not into
someone enough to commit to
officially dating them, but you
don't want them to move on and
find someone else either, so you
string them along just enough to
keep them waiting on the side-
lines for you.
30 MUSCLE MEMORY
NET-flicks and CHILL
Etymology: You know when
you're on a sports team but not
actually playing, just waiting on
the bench until the coach needs
you? Yeah, it's the dating ver-
sion of that.
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In its original inception, "Netflix and chill"
was a euphemism for a stay-at-home
date that led to sex pretty quickly. The idea
being: You invite your crush over under the
premise of "just watching some Netflix and
chilling" and then either abandon the movie
pretty early or perhaps never even get to it,
as hooking up becomes the main attraction.