2026 Dating Trends Commentary: A Witty Guide to Modern Romance (opens in new tab)

There was a time, not so long ago in the grand scheme of human history, when the English language was utilized primarily to write novels, declare wars, and order a dry martini. We used words to describe things that actually existed. If someone behaved poorly, you called them a cad, a bore, or a sociopath, and you moved on with your life. You did not, under any circumstances, sit around a brunch table inventing hybrid nouns to categorize the precise flavor of their mediocrity.