As if we don’t have other dating terms or trends to concern ourselves with, here comes another one, thanks to TikTok, slowly making its way into the dating lexicon and forcing us to question our interpersonal relationships, especially our romantic partnerships. The newest term, delusionship, is quickly gaining traction on the popular social media platform with 17.7M views in counting.
On TikTok, you’ll find creators reflecting on their love lives and questioning why they are overthinking, questioning, or crying over a person or situationship that isn’t real. We’ve all been there before – where we’ve fantasized about our desired partner but slowly concluded that the likelihood of the partnership working out was slim to none or that the other person didn’t even know that there was interest romantically.