This is the love of the new era... How does Gen Z express love? Know the meaning of terms like situationship and breadcrumbing.

Nowadays, the era of love has changed a lot. Gen Z has defined the new definition of love. Let us tell you what is the meaning of terms like situationship and breadcrumbing is?

Love has existed in every era, but its forms and styles have changed with time. There was a time when letters and phone calls were prevalent, and now it is the era of social media and dating apps. Especially for Gen Z (the generation born between 1997 and 2012), the meaning of love is quite different. This generation gives new names to relationships and often uses English terms. Let us understand in simple language, how Gen Z expresses love and what new words it uses. Let us know about them. 

1. Situationship

This is the most commonly heard word. It means a relationship that is somewhere between friendship and relationship. In this, both people live together, talk, go on dates, but do not give it an "official" name. That means they are neither just friends nor a complete couple. This relationship lasts as long as it is convenient for both.

2. Bread crumbing

Bread crumbing means keeping someone's hopes up with small gestures but not making a real commitment. Like sometimes sending a "Hi" message, liking a story, but avoiding meeting or taking the relationship forward. This leaves the other person confused about whether the relationship will work out or not.

3. Ghosting

Ghosting means suddenly disappearing from someone's life. That means stopping talking, chatting, everything, without telling. This trend is quite common in Gen Z. People think that if they don't feel like it, it is easy to just disappear.

4. Benching

Just like in cricket, a player is made to sit on the "bench", the same happens in love. Benching means keeping someone in reserve. It means not breaking the relationship completely, but not giving priority to that person either. Keeping the other person waiting until a better option is found.

5. Double Texting

When someone doesn't respond and you keep messaging them again and again, it's called double texting. It's a sign of impatience and restlessness in love. In Gen Z, it's considered a bit negative because it feels like "over attention."

6. Hard & Soft Launch

• In this era of social media, relationships are also launched.
• Soft launch - just showing someone's hand in a picture, posting a coffee cup along with it, i.e. a slight hint of a relationship.
• Hard Launch – Directly sharing the full photo of your partner and telling everyone "Yes, this is my love."

Why is the language of love changing?

Gen Z expresses their emotions openly but is cautious about commitment. Social media and dating apps have made relationships fast and volatile. Love is no longer limited to meetings and phone calls, but it is also alive in emojis, chats and Insta stories. This is the new age love, where along with love, there is also "confusion". Situationship, breadcrumbing or ghosting, all these words tell that today's love is both easy and complicated. Perhaps this is the reason why love has become more of a "real-time experience" than a "relationship status" for Gen Z.