And, somehow, things have gotten worse still: Breadcrumbing is the fresh way for daters to eff with the people who are expressing unrequited interest in them. Breadcrumbers will send you sporadic messages, slide into your DMs here and there, or throw you a like on Instagram just frequently enough so you don’t lose interest, but not too much so the relationship actually moves forward.

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. It’s a twisted, methodical practice that takes serious effort to perfect — effort that, seriously, WHY DON'T THEY PUT INTO DATING YOU PROPERLY?!?!

Cougars are gaining in popularity -- particularly the true hotties -- as young men find not only a sexual high, but many times a chick with her shit together.

A thing is when 2 people like each other, and they're "seeing each other" and no one else.

, because there’s no way to have a clean break or move on.

William and Kate regularly meet up as friends and both enjoy each other's company. These meetings are known as "pre-dates" and this period is known as "pre-dating".

After which, William and/or Kate propose to go on their first date.

Dating experts Selina and Vicki of Project Love – an online course that helps you totally change how you think about love and dating – explained to uk that online dating has helped benching become more common than ever before.

‘Online dating has made it easier than ever to bench people,’ say Selina and Vicki.