It’s not always pure sunshine, though.
Asonline datingbecomes increasingly more common, vocabulary is changing, too.
Terms like ghosting, breadcrumbing, and benching to describe annoying dating behavior have become more widespread and well-known.
Paperclipping is basically when an ex or former significant other contacts you randomly when you least expect it.
“Sometimes I pop up for no reason at all,” Clippy says in Rothenberg’s Instagram illustration.
“See, the truth is, I’m damaged, flaky, and not particularly interested in you.
But I don’t want you to forget I exist.”
The post went viral and “paperclipping” quickly became a popular term.
