Dawn dating

Dawn dating is described as people who prefer going on early morning dates, from coffees to runs instead of evening or late afternoon dates. The term was coined by dating app Badoo, after seeing a considerable rise in morning dates among singles, with the platform finding that 51% have been on a pre-10am date before or would like to start doing so.

Beige flags

According to TikToker Caitlin MacPhail, who coined the phrase, beige flags are signs that someone is “probably very boring”, and doesn’t put much effort into their dating app profile. According to relationship expert and co-founder of So Syncd, Jessica Alderson, beige flags can indicate that if someone hasn’t put much effort into creating their profile, it can make you question how seriously they’ll take things further down the line.

Cookie-jarring

According to founder and manager of Ignite Dating Michelle Begy, cookie-jarring is a toxic dating trend that refers to the fact that the person you’ve been dating has no intention of settling down with you. “Instead, they string you along in order to have a back-up plan as they pursue other people. You become a cookie in their jar, which they can dip into whenever they feel like it.”

The Hey-ter

According to dating and relationship expert Tina Wilson, ‘the Hey-ter’ is when you ignore any conversation that starts with a “hey”.

“If you’ve tried online dating, you know there’s always that one match who begins your conversation with a “hey” and then disappears. Where is the witty humour?” says Wilson.

“The art of conversation is dead as soon as you begin with a ‘hey’ or a ‘hi’. Do better than ‘hey’.”

Coronesty

‘Corona meets honesty’ with this dating trend, as Wilson states that being upfront about your dating intentions has proved more popular because of the pandemic.

“For many months, singles were not able to meet up during quarantine and lockdowns so their patience for polite chit-chat came to an all-time low,” says Wilson. “The questions that daters ask each other are far more forward and to the point now.”

From ‘dawn dating’ to ‘cookie jarring’ these are the 32 dating terms you need to know