How Many Of These Modern Dating Terms Do You Really Know?

What is cushioning?

Retry Correct Incorrect Cushioning is when someone keeps a roster of people they can flirt with and text while they’re starting a new relationship in case it doesn’t work out with whoever they’re dating.

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Photo Credit: Unsplash / Jude Infantini

Photo Credit: Unsplash / Jude Infantini

What is cushioning?

• When someone avoids rejecting someone by coming up with bad excuses to soften the blow
• When someone puts up walls to keep themselves from ever being truly emotionally vulnerable with a partner
• When someone keeps some extra options open when they start a new relationship just in case it doesn’t work out