260. How to Spot a Situationship, End It, and Move On

About this episode

Talia Koren discusses how to identify and end a situationship while providing a plan for healing.

Don't let your situationship stop you from getting into a relationship. In this episode, I'm getting into how situationships happen in the first place to why leaving feels impossible to the exact words to use when you finally end it. I share my own 2-year situationship story, break down the difference between situationships and casual dating or friends with benefits, and give you a real plan for healing that works. At the end, I tackle a dating dilemma about how to handle inconsistent communication early on when someone takes three days to confirm date plans. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Signs you're in a situationship (ep 69) THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS Boll & Branch:  Get 15% off the softest bedding at  bollandbranch.com/dating Quince:  Get 10% off and 365-day returns at  quince.com/talia CONNECT WITH ME: ⁠Slide into my DMs on IG @dating.intentionally MORE FREE ADVICE & CONTENT Download my free dating guides (texting, reflections, FAQ) ⁠Get more dating advice from me on YouTube⁠ SUPPORT THE POD ⁠Rate on Apple See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Talia Koren

Topics covered

• situationships
• relationships
• dating advice
• communication
• healing

Keywords

• situationship
• dating
• relationships
• communication
• healing
• advice
• casual dating

Sponsors

Boll & Branch, Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Boll & Branch, Quince

Books & works: Signs you're in a situationship

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