The new relationship flex is effort, care and attention, a big shift from emotional detachment.
Modern dating has basically turned into a giant game of "Who can care the least?"
If you text back right away, you look desperate. Send two texts in a row? Total embarrassment. Ask the simple question, "So, what are we?" and suddenly you’re labelled as "too much" or "intense".
We’ve somehow convinced ourselves that pretending not to care is cool. Between swiping on apps, getting stuck in endless situationships and staring at "read receipts" from three hours ago, we started treating emotionally unavailable people like the ultimate prize.
There is a new dating trend taking over TikTok and group chats called "chalance."
