Dating without labels

This Is When A Relationship Without Labels Doesn't Work

You meet someone. If you are caught by their charm, you start dating. Eventually, you fall in love and the relationship takes its natural course. But beyond the black and white of traditional dating culture, there is a wide gray zone. However, a no-labels relationship can turn super complicated due to the lack of clarity. And it boils down to one question — do relationships without labels actually work?

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People can get constricted by narrow definitions of what constitutes a relationship, including expectations that they must be monogamous, must be between men and women, must be marriage-oriented, must involve five days a week spent glued at the hip, must involve a certain amount of sex, and many other rules. But in reality, relationships aren't one-size-fits-all. This reality leads some people to prefer being in relationships without labels. But that might not exactly be a solution to the problem of suffocating norms. When people talk about labels in a relationship, they're usually referring to terms like "dating," "in a relationship," "boyfriend and girlfriend," and the like. Here's a full guide to the most commonly used ones.

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No label dating: can you have love without commitment?

But, why? When looked at more closely, people opt for no-label relationships because of the element of freedom that comes along with it. Talk about having your cake and eating it!

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