Dating often feels like a work in itself. But why is the language of work showing up in our love lives too? 

How workplace lingo infiltrated our dating lives

It’s hard to get around the fact that such tactics just don’t seem particularly, well, romantic – and as Cobban points out: ‘A relationship has very different objectives to a business that needs to make a profit’

We might refer to ‘app-min’ or ‘putting a shift in’ on Hinge ironically, even as self-deprecation, but the emotional impact still stings

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It’s not surprising that women are adopting a work mindset when dating can feel like a full-time job