IT'S officially cuffing season - the term used to describe how singletons hope to get coupled up for the colder season. But it looks like not everyone is here with pure intentions when it comes to getting into a relationship around Christmas and winter. Advertisement 1 The 'toxic' new trend has got nothing to do with our happy childhood memories Credit: Getty This is because there's a new trend in the dating world - ''sledging'', which has got nothing to do with the innocent activity that brings us so much joy from childhood.
Forget getting pushed down a slope by your mum and dad as, in 2024, the meaning of sledging might push you over the edge. Gen Z singletons are taking part in the sledging trend where they purposely ''drag someone along'' over the winter months, continuing seeing a person they know they're not interested in. New research by dating app Happn found that over one in ten (15%) of single 18-25 year olds continued to keep dating the same person over the festive season, despite not actually fancying them on a romantic level.
Advertisement read more on relationships A MATCH I asked experts to 'roast' my dating pics - I scored 4.3 but the feedback worked COST OF LOVING I matched with a US Army Colonel - the harsh reality came out £10k later But things are about to get even more ''toxic''. That's because sledging is not only for singletons looking for their next partner to be wary of - but also for those already in a relationship too.
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