If there is anything that is trending in the dating game nowadays, it is how millennials have coined a term for every stage and aspect of going out. There are so many new age dating terms now that it can be hard to catch up.

New Age Dating Terms You Have Never Known Before

In order not to miss out, here are some updated new age dating terms for you. You may or may not apply them, but well, it pays to be informed:

Draking

The term Draking is inspired by the Canadian rapper. It refers to people who are wallowing in their sorrows because of their love interest who did not return the feelings or just basically dumped them. Meanwhile, the people who do that are called ‘Drakers’.

Fauxbaeing

Sometimes, it’s hard to accept that you are still single while your friends have changed boyfriends and girlfriends several times already. And, it’s worse if your friends are already making fun of you. If you get tired of being the butt of jokes during every meeting, you resort to fauxbaeing. It is inventing an imaginary girlfriend or a boyfriend on social media, making people believe that you are not zero in love.

Kitten Fishing

Well, it is a modified version of catfishing, where one puts up highly manipulated profile photos in order to deceive others. There is a difference with just wanting to look good and really having the intention to deceive.

Slow Fading

This may be considered as the gentler and kinder version of Ghosting. Just like the video effect, you slowly reduce contact with the one you’re dating. You do this by making plans to go out less often, which leads to gradually ignoring calls and texts. Your relationship then just slowly fades.

Thirst Trap

Social media has added so many technical aspects to dating. For instance, the thirst trap is purely for ego purposes. One posts a provocative picture or a pick me up line on social media so that they can get others to publicly say their attraction.

These new age dating terms are developed because of new situations. You don’t have to follow what they are doing because that is the trend. It is really nasty when you are intentionally hurting someone. And remember, what goes around comes around. For more dating trends and online dating tips, read other posts on the blog.

We all want to have the strongest relationships with the people we love and care for. Most may think that it might take a while for us to fully understand what we have to do in order to make this happen. But, we can gradually build up to our goal of having the strongest relationship by focusing on the essentials.

The Three Main Ingredients That Make The Strongest Relationships

The problem with us is that we normally think that maintaining a good relationship is a lot of work. To some degree, it is, but it is not as much work as what we imagine. For example, if you want your relationship to be strong, you don’t necessarily have to read a 500-page book nor follow some elaborate plan. The first thing that you need to focus on is the basics:

Shared Values

When two people have shared values, it means that they are heading the same direction. For example, if a couple values family, then most probably marriage and kids will be in the picture. And, both will work hard to make this happen. It’s important to have shared values, even though your skills and traits are opposites.

Complimenting Skills

Each one of us likes to do things in a certain way. How person A acts may be totally different from person B, but if their skills are complementing, then they can make a great couple. All they have to do is realize that their skills complement each other, and not try to change how the other person does things.

Mutual Respect

The final ingredient is mutual respect. If you want to have a relationship that will stand the test of time, you have to respect your partner. This respect will make you avoid acts like cheating or cursing out your partner during arguments.

All of these three ingredients are pretty common in the successful relationships of people around you. When you understand and hold on tight to these three, you will slowly change your perspective, then your actions. For more tips about making the strongest relationships, read other posts on the blog.

Aside from meeting a lovely lady, there are so many upsides of online dating that we don’t even notice. Well, maybe it’s because our minds are already filled with online romance horror stories. That’s fine, but remember that there are always two sides of a coin.

The Secret Upsides Of Online Dating That Can Actually Boost Your Self Confidence

Let’s imagine you’re dating in the traditional way. Under this usual circumstance, you don’t have a lot of choices and you are not exposed to new people, to name a few. When you move your dating online, you get the total opposite:

You Can Cast A Wider Net

There are so many online dating profiles that you might encounter. If you sign up to the right online dating site, you’ll easily find a match in the sea of profiles on the site you’re on. In other words, you can cast a wider net among the potential matches that your dating site sends to you.

You Get To Meet New People That Can Widen Your Perspective

When you are dating in an offline setting, you meet one person at a time. That’s all you can do. However, if you’re dating online, you can meet two or even three people at a time without any hassle. You also get to open your mind up to people that you wouldn’t normally meet in real life. It is in this way that you can experiment with dating “types” that you wouldn’t normally go for.

Planning Is The Name Of The Game

Ideally, there should be two or three days of chatting before you can meet in real life. In those days you can prepare for your impending date. And since you already have an idea of who the person is, it’s easier for you to imagine what the date is going to be like.

In case you’ve encountered more than your share of online dating horror stories, try to look on the brighter side. If you have the right perspective, you’ll focus more on the upsides of online dating, then have a wonderful experience. For more dating and relationship tips, read other posts on the blog.

As our relationships go along, we often talk less and less to the person we love. Our communication isn’t what it used to be, and it’s sad that this can sometimes be the demise for most couples. As cliche as it may sound, communication is important. Even asking just a few simple questions can make a stronger relationship.

A Stronger Relationship Can Be The Result Of Purposeful Communication

We don’t often place a huge importance on talking to our partner because, most likely, we feel complacent. When we have been in a relationship for some time, it’s easy to just overlook the other person because we know that they’ll be around. No, this isn’t how it’s done. If we want to connect and reconnect with the person we’re dating or in a relationship with, we need to talk. Let’ start with these questions:

1. What’s the best and worst memory you have as a child?

Talking about one’s childhood is a good way to allow your partner to understand the experiences that shaped you. you can take turns answering this questions so you have a deeper understanding of why you and your partner are the way you are.

2. Who do you think has the best relationship among our friends and family? Why?

It’s sometimes difficult to put into words what one needs in a relationship. For example, if you ask your partner, “What do you need from me?” He or she may have a hard time answering. But, if you ask about what your partner admires in other relationships, that would give you a good idea of his or her needs.

3. What behaviors do you think I should change?

This is a good question to ask. Normally we don’t ask this often, but we should start doing so. This question is like checking in with our partner about what we should change to make the relationship better.

No matter how long you’ve been with your partner, you will surely learn a new thing about him or her with these questions. A stronger relationship is reachable as long as you do things with and to your partner with a purpose in mind. For more relationship tips, read other posts on the blog.