Are You In A Situationship?
3 Reasons Why It’s Pretty Good For You.
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I’m so glad I chanced upon this song on Spotify.
Listen hard to the lyrics, they say a lot about modern love.
“Situationship” by Snoh Aalegra:
So.
WHAT IS A SITUATIONSHIP?
(I had never heard of it until this song came along.)
Here is the simplest definition I can give:
Situationship : the GREY AREA before the “what are we?” confrontation. It’s the messy flipping of the book before you guys finally fall on the same page.
I thought giving some real-life examples would be helpful…
What it is NOT:
- fuck buddies or friends with benefits
- girlfriend-boyfriend,
- Exclusivity,
- Polyamory
- Open relationship,
- Open dating
Because at least each of these examples has a title for it.
Bottom line: Both of you actually know wtf is going on.
What a situationship really is, is…well…a situation:
- when the “what are you looking for” section of your/their dating app profile still says…