[NANDINI SAYS] Why You Shouldn't Play Dating Games

1. Ghosting - Well, I think by now, we're all familiar with this term. It basically means that someone you've been seeing vanishes into thin air with no explanation or goodbye. You basically wouldn't know what hit you when you get ghosted.

2. Breadcrumbing - This is what people do when they're not exactly interested in you but kinda just want to make you feel or believe that there's potential for the relationship to develop. You'll probably receive a few text messages, here and there, but that's really about it. Don't expect anything real to materialise from this person.

3. Benching - You know when you're dating someone you don't exactly hate or love but still enjoy their company so you're doing that thing where you don't want to dump them but wouldn't want to make things official either? Yeah, that's basically benching. The person you're seeing wouldn't be your priority while you're playing the field but you still want a back up in case nothing better comes along. Real nice, right? :)

4. Submarining - "Hey, what's up?" after like months or years of silence. Just when you thought you're getting over the ghosting episode, the same a**hole pops up in your life again with no explanation as to why he/she disappeared, pretending like nothing is wrong and everything is fine and dandy. This is a tiny bit like zombieing, but at least the "zombie" would offer some pathetic excuse for falling off the face of earth.