@jackbishop_89: Maybe we really do need to start defining things instead of assuming them. That is my fault. #dating #single #datingadvice #fyp #singlelife
If you don’t communicate what it is- then it’s free for whatever. COMMUNICATION has to happen
2026-09-17 00:10:10
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Eldora West | Writer 🖋️📚☕ :
"Hey, are we exclusive?" pretty standard opener 🤷♀️
2026-09-17 02:22:55
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annabelleleeco :
USE YOUR WORDS BABE
2026-09-17 01:45:32
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eva :
I’m single until he asks me to be his gf
2026-09-17 20:42:59
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Caron but not “Karen” 😋 :
You definitely cannot assume that you’re monogamous. It’s not safe for your body or your heart
2026-09-17 03:34:06
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Marie🍓 :
I told him I went on another date. he asked me to he exclusive immediately lol
2026-09-17 13:25:42
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Bturner :
I also hated it when people call it a “situationship” that’s so stupid
2026-09-17 05:32:03
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Melanie S :
Yes you actually have to ask 🙄
2026-09-17 03:22:34
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Shelly Eliza :
I've been doing that since the 90's. You can't assume someone is in a committed monogamous relationship with you just because they spend time with you and/or are intimate. I make a point to define the relationship, what's to be expected and make sure we're on the same page so there's no confusion about things.
2026-09-17 14:46:32
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HippieJackalope :
Uh yeah it’s called communication. You have to define the relationship and your boundaries and discuss your relationship dynamic. Without that it’s just a friendship
2026-09-17 13:35:18
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rebeccajones1975 :
Maybe say it before sleeping with someone? Aren’t we still trying to be safe? Mind you I’m newly single lol
2026-09-17 02:29:09
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thedutchgirl :
If it’s not stated your in a relationship… then it’s a situationship 🤷♀️
2026-09-17 00:06:13
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q_must :
You definitely have to say it out loud.
2026-09-17 10:01:21
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Ashley! :
Communication 🤷🏽♀️personally, I don’t think exclusivity or someone not sleeping with other people should be expected on a first or even 2nd date. You’re very much seeing if you even want to hangout and get to know someone more, at that point. Now, if you choose to sleep together and/or some time has passed…then a conversation needs to be had. I don’t sleep with multiple people at the same time and I make sure people know I won’t sleep with them if they’re doing that so if that’s a part of a relationship they want to progress…🤷🏽♀️they know I want exclusivity and even more so - test results. Sexual health is important. Communication is key in all aspects of relationships.
2026-09-17 13:02:55
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kate :
i mean…. before we started sleeping together we communicated and decided we weren’t going to sleep with other people. But if you’re going on dates, you’re dating.
2026-09-17 12:30:31
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the_panicked_diaries :
Yeah, communication is sort of important for relationships. if you ask someone to be your boyfriend/girlfriend, which is literally one sentence, then you know if you're exclusive or not based on the answer.
2026-09-17 15:41:17
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Cana_bliss :
“Would you like to be my girlfriend?” “Yes”…. Pretty simple most of the time!
2026-09-17 12:38:07
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Samantha Strom :
This isn’t a new thing. We just have new names for it. Think of people in like the 50s asking to go steady. Same thing. Until that point, exclusivity was not assumed.
2026-09-17 19:28:12
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Jessica D :
I know when I’m dating someone. I also know that I’m dating someone else at the same time. If you want me to stop dating the other person, you simply need to ask me.
2026-09-17 13:36:59
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Lesbiancakenomer :
I typically start with “I get BV very easily so if you’re going to sleep with other people please atleast have a minimum 4 days between us” and I’ll either get “okay” or “how about we just don’t sleep with other people”
2026-09-17 04:41:13
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Sydney A. :
learned this the hard way
2026-09-17 00:07:06
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✨️Bev✨️ 🇦🇺 :
I'll have my secretary send your secretary the contract 🥰
2026-09-17 00:36:32
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Lovebug1982 :
You definitely have to clarify what you want from the start . I always make sure whoever i’m talking to is on the same page with me . Because in the past mistakes have taken place . At this point in my life if there not on that page with me I don’t even go on a date .
2026-09-17 02:41:41
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monicaofrivendell :
Back then it was called going steady. What happened to that? 🤔
2026-09-17 01:18:58
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Jamie Beth :
take me on a date and I will tell you lol
2026-09-17 00:11:52
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