You date, you click, but for some reason it never develops into anything serious, yet it never ends. Morgan Reardon explores the new relationship limbo…
Someone asked me the other day how long I’d been single. In simple terms, the answer was five years, but when it comes to some people’s love lives – namely my own – the answer is never that simple. While I may not have had the official title of ‘girlfriend’ for quite some time, I’ve held onto the status of ‘almost’ for many years. There was the best mate who almost became my boyfriend and the reality-TV star who danced around the idea of a legit relationship with me for a ridiculous two years. I’ve had girlfriends who have started and ended several ‘full-time’ relationships during the lifespan of just one of my ARs. And I’m not alone in my relationship limbo. With the rise of dating apps such as Tinder, ARs are becoming commonplace. But what exactly is an AR? That’s like asking me to explain why Anna Faris and Chris Pratt (aka the best couple in the world) broke up – I really don’t know, but I’ll try my best to break it down for you.
ARs are the grey area in the world of relationships: they look like a relationship, they feel like a relationship and yet they’re different.
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