One 'situationship' away from celibacy: The 'inbetween zone' of modern dating

Situationships blur the lines between love and commitment, leaving daters confused and heartbroken in modern romance’s gray area

As new lingo pops up to describe relationships people avoid labelling as if their lives depend on it, apps are constantly updating their ‘What are you looking for?’ section in a bid to keep up with the ever-changing realities of modern dating.

In college, I got my heart broken by a man I wasn’t even in a relationship with — well, not really.

I had entered the painfully confusing zone of the situationship, another label coined by daters to describe romantic relationships which have no clear definition.