But in reality, it can be confusing and hurtful for everyone involvedincluding the person doing the benching.
What is benching in dating, and why do people do it?
Their position on the benchers dating roster then becomes tenuous relative to others.
After all, theyre not fully ending things.
Cue: an endless cycle of benching people and waiting for abetterperson to come along.
3 signs that the person youre dating is benching you
1.
marriage and family therapist and author ofThe Seven Destinies of Love: A Step-by-Step Journey to Awakening the Heart
And to be clear, that doesnt just mean responding to your inquiries.
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2.
Why is benching a hurtful, manipulative behavior?
There is asubversive quality that is manipulativeeven if you dont mean to manipulate.
There is a subversive quality [to benching] that is manipulative even if you dont mean to manipulate.
Meanwhile, that hope may be entirely unfounded as the bencher secretly pursues other options.
The bencher themselves isnt immune to the negative fallout, either.
You dont have to call each prospective S.O.
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