Benching vs. Cushioning vs. Breadcrumbing—Dating Terms Explained | InStyle feature
BY: OLIVIA BAHOU Nowadays, there’s seemingly a new dating term for every nuanced form of behavior. Relationship expert Susan Winter attributes our growing lexicon to the effect technology has on romance. The guy you were talking to on Tinder suddenly stops responding? You just got ghosted. Your kind-of boyfriend is being flaky? You’re probably being benched. Or maybe you're being breadcrumbed or cushioned—it's hard to tell. Why are the niche terms proliferating? here's an "ease and lack of rules around dating," she says. "There’s less commitment in general. These have become [...]