In dating, ‘dexting’ is a kind of relationship that isn’t really a relationship at all


Dexting involves exchanging text messages with someone you meet on a dating app, without ever meeting them in real life. — AFP Relaxnews

This Valentine’s Day, some might be busy finalising a reservation, while others are fine-tuning a dinner menu. Some people, however, could be putting the finishing touches to the text message they’ll be sending to the loved one they've never actually met.

If that’s the case, they could be into ‘dexting’, a new trend that singles would do well to avoid if they don’t want to find themselves in a purely virtual, platonic relationship.

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