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description
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TDT called...
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extra hint
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"one partner plotting the break-up of a relationship almost before it has begun"
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Banksying
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B, artist
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"one person keeps another hanging on, while dating others"
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Benching
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B, sports
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"one gives morsels of attention to keep the other person interested"
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Breadcrumbing
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B, feeding ducks
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"chase, conquer, and then, it’s goodbye"
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Catch and Release
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C+, sports fishing
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"creating a false identity to initiate a relationship with someone"
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Catfishing
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C, fishing + whiskers
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"one person disappears+the other is blocked on all channels of communication"
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Cloaking
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C, ...and daggering?
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"leaving messages unread/unanswered to 'let the other down easy'"
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Cricketing
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C, older people struggle to hear it
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"dating in bad season, breaking off for good season; eg rainy vs. sunny"
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Cuffing
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C, cops
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"replying messages in short (eg 1-word), implying it's over but without stopping"
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Curving
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C, learning...?
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"flirting with other people to soften the fall for when a relationship ends"
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Cushioning
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C, sofas
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"sending a large volume of the same message ... to almost anyone"
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Fishing
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F, more fish
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"one person only really paying attention to their partner when they need something"
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Firedooring
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F, fire security
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"pumping up your image before actually meeting the other person in the flesh"
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Flexing
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F, bending
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"making someone question their own reality by continuously casting doubt on their perceptions and recollections"
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Gaslighting
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G, street lamp
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"disappearing without explanations, no response, no warning"
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Ghosting
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G, specter
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"maintaining communication even when there is no response"
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Ghostbusting
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G, Venkman, Stantz & Spengler
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"getting attention with the perfect post or story to trigger a response from a specific person"
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Gatsbying
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G, Fitzgerald's book
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"from pursuing to obsessing, spying a person on social networks by checking their activity"
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Haunting
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H, spooky visitation
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"sucking up unwanted behavior in order to get back together, waiting for them to change"
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Hoovering
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H, vacuuming
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"pretending to have hobbies, interests, lifestyle etc. you don't, for a relationship or 'game'"
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Kittenfishing
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K, baby whiskers fish
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"coming on strong with attention and promises of eternal bliss, once the receiver is hooked, the bombardment ends as quickly as it started"
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Love Bombing
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L+, blasting with hearts
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"telling someone insults in disguise to gain their interest"
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Negging
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N, backhanded compliment
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"hovering around someone on SoMe, giving likes, viewing stories, but never interacting"
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Orbiting
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O, like a moon
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"staring at the phone screen over being present with the partner"
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Phubbing
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P, kinda snubbing
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"only wanting to have a relationship somewhere where you won’t run into anyone you know"
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Pocketing
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P, container in clothes
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"mooching off, when confronted, claiming that the relationship wasn’t actually that serious in the first place OR 'running around' behind your back"
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Roaching
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R, they survive nukes?
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"ignoring someone for a long time, and then coming back as if nothing has happened"
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Submarining
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S, Beatles lived in one
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"going directly from a Tinder profile to the Instagram account in the biography, without making a match and then passively stalking the victim"
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Tindstagraming
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T, portmanteau
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"wanting to have a relationship with someone on account of their social or economic status"
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Throning
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T, seated royals
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"dumping via Zoom"
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Zumping
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Z, another portmanteau
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"vanishing, then suddenly wanting to come back and doing it through social networks"
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Zombieing
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Z, a Romero thing
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