Istanbul Gelisim University IISBF SosyoCom: Monthly Events and News Bulletin (Issue: 37, January 2024)

Abstract

The New Relationship Style of Our Age: Situationship What is Situationship? If you are seeing someone, enjoy seeing each other, you even get close, you are in a partnership that is not exactly called a "relationship", and you have not committed to each other, you may be in a situationship. In this type of relationship, the parties usually do not talk about the future or cannot find a definitive answer when asked whether they are seeing someone. According to Clinical Psychologist Romanoff, thanks to this relationship, people can benefit from the advantages of being single and being in a relationship simultaneously. Prof. Dr. Selçuk Şirin suggested in 2023 that the word "durumdaşlık" as the Turkish equivalent of the concept of "situationship" corresponds to this relationship style. The most fundamental feature that distinguishes this relationship model- where emotional closeness, spending time and sexuality can also be present- from other relationships is the absence of labels such as girlfriend-boyfriend, husband-wife, fiance. According to the annual user report published by Tinder in 2022, situationship is currently the most common relationship type.