He Has A Checklist For You To Help Get A Handle On How Damaged You Might Be From Modern Dating
Between the fear of commitment and getting catfished by fake online dating profiles, it’s no wonder that dating in today’s world is extremely challenging.
Finding an authentic connection with someone is tough when everyone seems to create an enhanced version of themselves on Tinder or Hinge.
In addition, modern-day dating is normalizing harmful behaviors regarding love and romance. So, of course, many people are affected negatively by this and may even be discouraged from dating due to the difficulties they have experienced.
A psychologist on TikTok @moderndaypsychologist has a checklist for you to measure exactly how damaged you are from modern-day dating. If you’ve experienced more than half of these, congrats, you’re damaged by dating!
The first one is ghosting, which most of us are familiar with. Next, there’s cookie jarring, which is a lesser-known phrase.
It refers to a situation where someone is keeping you around as a backup option in case their main relationship goes south.
The third is a bizarre-sounding term – breadcrumbing. This is when an individual will lead you on with no intention of pursuing a real romantic relationship while giving you just enough affection to keep you on the hook.
Another familiar issue is catfishing, something that is a lot easier to do now in the age of technology. Then, we have gaslighting.
Gaslighting is very common not only in the context of romantic relationships but also in familial ones and even friendships.
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The sixth is orbiting, and this occurs when someone you were dating tells you they are no longer interested but continue to keep you in their orbit by interacting with your content on social media. I bet you didn’t know there was a word for that!
Last on the list are situationships, which are basically just relationships that are not officially defined or established.
So, for example, you might have wanted to take things further with a guy only for him to tell you that he doesn’t like labels.
Several TikTok users are lamenting about how ridiculous modern dating is because too many of them have experienced most, if not all, of these behaviors from a potential partner.
“And then people ask me why I choose to be single and never leave my introvert home cave,” commented one user.
“All of the above. I am frustrated with modern-day dating. I want a man in my life. Not a ghost leaving breadcrumbs,” declared another.
“Breadcrumbing and gaslighting…yup, my ex was a sweetheart,” wrote a third.
How many of these have you experienced while dating?
@moderndaypsychologist How damaged are you by modernday dating? ? do the test ? #moderndaypsychology #girlproblems #guyproblems #tiktokviral #fyp #datingtok #test
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