# Jilted Lexicon
> Dating language changes as quickly as the ways people meet, communicate and form attachments.

## Entries
- [Talking Stage vs. Situationship: Where the Two Terms Came From](https://jilted-lexicon.pages.dev/talking-stage-to-situationship/): The talking stage describes the preliminary period when two people communicate romantically and explore whether they want to date.
- [Chatfishing vs. Catfishing vs. Botfishing: Three Different Deceptions](https://jilted-lexicon.pages.dev/chatfishing-catfishing-botfishing/): Catfishing involves creating a deceptive online identity, often using invented photographs or personal details.
- [The Origin of Ghosting and Its Alternatives in Other Languages](https://jilted-lexicon.pages.dev/ghosting-origin-across-languages/): Ghosting describes abruptly ending communication with someone without providing an explanation, particularly in a romantic or social relationship.
- [The Soft Launch: How Dating Turned a Marketing Term into Social Media Etiquette](https://jilted-lexicon.pages.dev/soft-launch-relationship-social-media-etiquette/): A soft launch is the gradual, indirect introduction of a romantic relationship on social media, usually through photographs or clues that suggest a new partner.
- [Benching, Orbiting and Zombieing: Three Forms of Lingering Contact Explained](https://jilted-lexicon.pages.dev/benching-orbiting-zombieing-dating-slang/): Benching, orbiting and zombieing describe three different ways contact can persist or return after a romantic connection becomes uncertain.
- [Parasocial, AI Companion and Fictional Character: Understanding Digital Attachment](https://jilted-lexicon.pages.dev/parasocial-companion-fictional-character-vocabulary/): Parasocial, AI companion and fictional character describe related but distinct ideas in contemporary digital culture.

## About
- [About Jilted Lexicon](https://jilted-lexicon.pages.dev/about/): what the site covers and how entries are made

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