#dating-trends

#dating-trends

Can you smell it in the air? As of Monday, we've officially entered Autumn. Prepare your pumpkin spice, break out your light jackets, and get ready to be invited to go apple picking by your most orchard-coded friends. And why not kick off your Fall by enjoying the last few days of Sit at the Bar September, the latest and greatest TikTok trend meant to help you meet new people the old fashioned way. Ah, finding love at the bar-feels like the early aughts again.

It's no secret that knowing the right people can open doors. Now, Gen Zers are attempting to get a fast-track ticket to success by dating people in high places-or "throning," as the viral trend is being called. The new slang term essentially means dating someone who boosts your social status, and nearly 30% of singletons have been using it as a leg up the hierarchy, according to the dating app Plenty of Fish.

"The last couple of years, more women are saying they're attracted to a nerd. They literally use the word nerd. So I think that's kind of a buzzword to describe these guys in a sexy way."

Floodlighting, although originating from a desire for connection, creates emotional distance in relationships by overwhelming others with vulnerability too soon.