"Pop Up Pod" Situationships

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01/13/21 • 16 min

A Situationship is that space between a committed relationship and something that is more than a friendship.

On the one hand, removing the pressure of putting parameters on what the relationship is and isn't can be freeing – as long as both parties are okay with leaving things open. On the flip side, not knowing where you stand can be detrimental, especially if one party wants more of a commitment. This vagueness often leads one person to feel uncertainty and rejected.

A Situationship is that space between a committed relationship and something that is more than a friendship.

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