Valentine’s Day is not for the faint of heart, even though it was kind of created with them in mind. She (Valentine’s Day) comes to us in the wake of December 11th, the unofficial “National Breakup Day” at the peak of holiday stress and seasonal gloom. I am here to tell you, dear dykey readers: If you’re single, it is okay for your situationship to be your Valentine. They know more about your life than a date and you’ve probably seen where they live, but they don’t know your middle name. And instead of adding adjectives or modifiers before and in between “person” and “dating” we have synthesized this universally experienced mess into “the situationship.”

Source: The Times February 13, 2024 16:43 UTC