Oh, we’re “ish” . . .

I’d love to live back in the 60’s when a guy simply asked a girl “go steady” and that was that.  He wasn’t seeing anyone else, and neither was she. 

There was a guy I was seeing and I wanted to DTR so I asked him where we stood. 

He said – word for word – “Oh, I’d say we’re . . . ish.”  After noticing the completely perplexed look on my face, he decided to explain the new dating term. 

“Yeah, ish.  Like blueish greenish”

So you are comparing our relationship status to the color of a crayon?

This is what level men — and i am sure girls are doing the same — are stooping to?!  To avoid saying “would you be my girlfriend” they beat around the bush with countless terms used to describe what level in a relationship you are in. 

A word of advice: if you aren’t ready to make a commitment, why not keep it simple and simply go with “hey, i like you but I am not ready to jump in full force”.  If whomever you are with isn’t willing to wait at least a short while, they are not worth it anyway.

Much ❤ . . . E