He sent a calendar invite. For a situationship.

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Editorial Annual pick

“Can we circle back to us in Q3?”

We had been talking for six weeks. Not dating. Talking. The unpaid internship of romance.

I finally asked where this was going. He sent me a calendar invite titled “Relationship alignment”. It had an agenda. It had a Teams link. It did not have a date.

I declined due to a scheduling conflict with my remaining self-respect.

DPD Editorial verdict: If your love language is a quarterly review, please take yourself off the market until the next financial year.

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He sent a calendar invite. For a situationship.

YOUR OFFICIAL VERDICT?

“I’VE GOT ONE FOR THESE.”

WHILE YOU’RE HERE…

I accidentally liked his mum’s holiday album. From 2014.

“You’ll never find someone like me.” Correct.

A seven-minute voice note. To say he’s “not a talker”.