For those of you who are on the online dating scene, things keep getting more and more complicated. For those of you who have been doing it awhile you are aware of the false bravado, the inaccurate profiles and other cat fishing that goes on. A lot of online daters have called it quits and then others stick it out in hopes of finding that one special person. What kills me is all the new things people try to pull and the terms that go along with it. We have all heard of ghosting and if you haven’t… basically it’s when you just bail on someone you have been dating never to be heard from again. In my opinion… just a horrible thing to do to someone…leaving without explanation and leaving someone wondering what they did wrong. Well Submarining is another form of ghosting where you bail only to surface at a later date to try and hook up again. Really, it gives a whole new meaning to up periscope. Here are some more of these terms…

Cuffing Season – Gear up for cuffing season people. This season during the cold weather is when singles are looking for someone to cuddle with, but only until it’s warm again outside.

Hatfishing – This is not a typo. We all know what “cat fishing” is, but it just got taken to a whole new level that I seriously appreciate. This is when someone hides the fact that they may be bald, have a receding hairline, or just some seriously whack hair by wearing hats in every picture featured on their dating profile.

Breadcrumbing, defined by Urban Dictionary as “the act of sending out flirtatious, but non-committal text messages (ie “breadcrumbs”) in order to lure a sexual partner without expending much effort,” equates to leading someone on. Don’t do that! Don’t be this duck either!

Cushioning basically means having prospects that you keep in touch with, just in case your existing relationship (or budding relationship) flames out. When you’re in a relationship, though, how do you think of cushions and back burners?