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David Mouriquand

Know your ‘Benching’ from your ‘Shrekking’? A depressing glossary of modern dating terms and trends

If buzzy dating terms and trends are anything to go by, 2025 hasn’t made relationships sound too appealing.

Granted, the course of true love never did run smooth and all that, but considering how modern dating in a digital age leaves many confused, disillusioned and frequently reporting that it’s akin to wading through the bin juice of humanity, it’s hardly surprising that the ever-growing relationship glossary veers towards the negative.

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