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Relationships, etiquette, community, British culture and public life.
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A spontaneous, loyal act of standing up for a partner in a dispute, delivered without any need to be asked first.
Read full entry →Two partners who communicate through a set of established references and phrases unintelligible to outsiders.
Read full entry →A silent, mutual understanding between partners about their genuine, matching opinion of a friend's new significant other.
Read full entry →A dating profile featuring images significantly outdated compared to the person's current appearance.
Read full entry →Habitually and confidently finishing a partner's anecdote, occasionally with details that aren't entirely accurate.
Read full entry →A small but meaningful act of selflessness, expressed entirely through the sacrifice of the final, most desirable chip.
Read full entry →Using vague, softened language to describe a relationship dynamic that is, in reality, straightforwardly unsuccessful.
Read full entry →A small but genuinely touching instance where a partner's knowledge of your taste translates flawlessly into a menu choice.
Read full entry →The protective, slightly proud act of proofreading a partner's messages before they go out to friends or family.
Read full entry →An overwhelming, vaguely worded conversational opener that leaves the other person scrambling to summarise an entire life.
Read full entry →Habitually characterising every past partner as unreasonable, without acknowledging any personal responsibility whatsoever.
Read full entry →An unspoken, simultaneous decision by two people on a date that it should end well before the planned hour is up.
Read full entry →The last-minute, exam-style revision of a date's dating profile to avoid asking a question they've already answered.
Read full entry →A perfectly, cruelly timed piece of software maintenance that guarantees maximum disruption at the worst possible moment.
Read full entry →Caught completely off guard by a scheduling error that only becomes apparent once you're already late.
Read full entry →A sudden, deflating disappointment discovered only after a lengthy wait, forcing a hurried second choice.
Read full entry →Reflexively viewing everyday events through the lens of potential social media virality rather than lived experience.
Read full entry →Possessing an encyclopaedic, near-instinctive knowledge of British sitcom quotes deployed in almost any social context.
Read full entry →A gentle, unspoken but unmistakable competitive undercurrent between two relatives regarding sauce quality.
Read full entry →Compulsively drawn to the largest available option, regardless of practicality, portion sense, or actual hunger.
Read full entry →A perfectly placed sitcom reference that lands so cleanly it briefly halts the entire conversation with laughter.
Read full entry →Fiercely, unreasonably loyal to a local establishment with essentially no comparative evidence to back it up.
Read full entry →A once-dominant meme template now deployed unironically, appreciated purely for its historical significance rather than freshness.
Read full entry →So attuned to a friend's tastes that identical food orders happen without any conversation or coordination.
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