Out of nowhere, the “talking phase” emerged into the dating life cycle and boom… we added another layer to the already complicated dating world. in case you're wondering, the “talking phase” is the test drive before actually committing to dating someone. In my opinion, this created another way for people to be non-committal too. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve used the talking phase myself, but now that it’s been integrated into the dating life cycle, we must acknowledge that there

Everybody wants to believe that they can be in a “no strings attached” situation without catching feelings, but it rarely works for most people. We are not the emotional savages we pretend to be on social media. Tucking feelings isn't something that's easy to do. Most have psyched themselves into thinking they have it mastered only to later find driblets of feelings have slipped through the filter. Even the coldest of individuals are capable of falling victim to “feelings” at