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Thawing is the dating trend that will make you think twice about your love life

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Published 18:55 17 Jan 2024 GMT

Thawing is the dating trend that will make you think twice about your love life

Another year, another bunch of dating trends

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

It's a new year and that means people have cooked up a bunch of new dating trends you've got to be on the lookout for.

This far into January you might already have encountered 'avalanching', where in the run-up to Valentine's Day the dating apps are abuzz with activity as people try to find someone to spend the day with.

Four out of five singletons have admitted to swiping right more often in January in the hopes of getting someone for Valentine's, while almost half say their non-negotiables get parked at this time of year.

Getting together based off a shared desire not to spend Valentine's Day alone might not be the best idea in the world, but it's better than another dating trend known as 'thawing'.

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According to dating site Match.com, thawing is the biggest trend they've seen emerging this year.

"I'm dumping you for someone who can accept a man that keeps as many of his shirt buttons undone as me."
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So what exactly is thawing?

Well obviously we're going to tell you, it's when you get back together with an ex you'd previously frozen out of your life.

The relationship might have ended for any sort of reasons, but afterwards you've frozen them out of your life, cut off contact on social media and resolved not to see them again.

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Then you end up messaging them a quick 'hey' and suddenly you're getting back together for another go, and if getting back with your ex sounds like a bad idea then you'd be right.

It's always handy to remember there's a reason you broke up or cut off contact in the first place, otherwise you're likely to be in for some history repeating.

At least be careful when affairs of the heart are on the line.

"First you break up with me, now you want us to get back together?" "Yeah, it's called thawing."
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This month we've already told you about 'orbiting' and it pretty much serves as a companion to 'thawing' in making bad dating decisions.

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Orbiting is where you've left your ex but still hang around their activity on social media, so even if you don't see them IRL, you're still liking their posts and making their phone go bleep bloop with all the notifications that causes.

While this can result in you getting blocked if they're really not into you any more, it can also end with you making your poor ex think you might still be interested. Otherwise why else would you be liking their posts as though it's your job?

If you keep going in that direction you can end up 'breadcrumbing' someone, which is stringing them along with hints of a relationship when you have no intention of getting into one with them.

Sometimes being single isn't so bad after all.

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Images

Topics: Sex and Relationships

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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