Cushioning is just a fancy new way to cheat on someone

First came ghosting and breadcrumbing and benching, and now we have… cushioning?

Cushioning, in case you’re not familiar, is the practice of buying yourself a little insurance while you're in relationship. You chat or otherwise string along a few people — called "cushions" — so you have something to fall back in if you get dumped. 

Ugh. At this point it’s actually amazing how many words we’ve invented for being an a-hole. This particular term was coined earlier this year when a few girls talked to Babe about the art of cushioning, and it’s been picking up steam ever since. 

Here’s the thing, though: the act of cushioning isn’t new at all. It’s just a fancier word for an ancient practice better known as cheating. It’s one thing if you’re at the very beginning of dating someone and you’re not sure where it’s going. But if you’re spending serious time with a partner — and worse if he or she thinks you’re monogamous — giving others the sense that you’re still interested is dishonest and unfair to everyone involved. Read more...

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