Stephen Colbert 'romansplains' dating trends as we descend into cuffing season

"I am here to romansplain some of the more hyper-specific relationship types for you."
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Stephen Colbert 'romansplains' dating trends as we descend into cuffing season
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Humanity has certainly found some creative ways to be mean to each other in the dating world. Here to break down all the latest love lingo for you is Stephen Colbert as we enter cuffing season.

From situationships to roaching, the Late Show host has you covered. Along with...a side order of some terms that he maybe/definitely made up himself.

"I am here to romansplain some of the more hyper-specific relationship types for you," Colbert declares. And he delivers!

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"A 'fi-yawn-ce' – it's when you're engaged to someone who won't stop talking about cryptocurrency. She's not gonna care about blockchain no matter how many times you explain it, Ben!" He's not wrong.

"Hems with Benefits is when you're dating the other two Hemsworth brothers just so you can get to Chris," explains Colbert. Ah yes, a problem we all have!

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Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.


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