Unpopular Opinion: Situationships Are The Best Thing To Happen To Us, Here’s Why
It has benefits!
We’ve all been in that place smack in the middle of friendship and relationship with someone or the other. You know where you’re more than friends but you’re not in a relationship. You’re hooking up or just making out and you both act like you’re dating but you don’t have all the rights of a partner. Welcome to the world of Situationships where you hook up and then grab breakfast followed by a movie date leaving you wondering what the hell on Earth is going on!
While situationships can be rather confusing, this Gen Z dating trend might be just what we need. I know, I know. You think it’s toxic, but it’s not as long as you and your partner have both given passive consent to the situation(ship). Agreed, many people end up in situationships unwillingly and if you haven’t consented to something, it cannot be good, can it?
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Let’s take a moment to look at situationships in a positive light. Just like flings, hookups and friends with benefits, situationship is also a kind of relationship that works without labels. The good thing about situationships is that they come without strings but they allow you to explore connections and be emotionally vulnerable without getting serious. It essentially gives you a relationship experience without actually promising the other person anything long-term and getting to know them in a more authentic manner.
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What’s even better is that situationships allow you to go out on a date with someone, spend time with them and go on a relationship test drive (even in the sheets) and build physical and emotional intimacy without being forced to commit to them. And you can explore other options while you do it, what more could we ask for? Situationships allow you to form more authentic relationships without labels. It’s a grey area that allows more flexibility and while many may see it as toxic, as long as it’s consensual, what’s wrong with it? Miyan, biwi raazi toh kya karega kaazi!
No wonder situationships are on the rise instead of relationships!
First Published: June 13, 2023 8:05 PMWomen Reveal How It Is Going From A Toxic To A Healthy Relationship
