Why “Situationships” Are Taking Over Dating in 2026?
Dating used to feel relatively straightforward. You met someone, went on a few dates, decided whether you liked each other, and eventually became a couple—or went your separate ways. In 2026, things are rarely that simple. You might text someone every morning, see them several times a week, share personal secrets, make weekend plans and even act like a couple in public. But ask, “So, what are you two?” and suddenly nobody knows what to say. Welcome to the world of the situationship. A situationship generally describes a romantic or sexual connection that feels like a relationship but doesn’t...
Beware Of Cuffing Season
Bella Breakdown So the leaves are turning, you are watching more scary movies than normal, the sweaters you have been wearing through the end of a scorching September are actually appropriate for the weather now. Everywhere you go you seem to see couples, and you can’t help but admit that you have re-downloaded all of your dating apps after having had deleted them for the fourth time. It seems as though once the smell of pumpkin spice hits the air, thus begins the ritual of cuffing season. You might notice a lot of people getting into relationships during the...
Stop The Ghosting Madness
Bella Breakdown I can’t help but wonder why we have such horrible dating habits in 2018. Why has ghosting someone become an accepted dating practice?! It is so terrible to be on the giving or receiving end of ghosting. We all know that it is really hard to get rejected, and that it is also really hard to reject someone, but the ghosting has got to stop. I have been guilty of ghosting, that is until I myself got ghosted. That really stings. I had to think back to all of the times I ghosted somebody and ask myself,...
