Ladies, there’s a lot of bullsh*t in this world and a lot of that bullsh*t has some new names. Whatever it’s called, it’s emotionally manipulative AND it’s effin’ bullsh*t. More importantly, being on the receiving end of this BS can make you question your sanity, your judgement, and your relationships.

In this episode, we want to know what the hell is the difference between “ghosting” and “caspering”? Who the hell came up with “negging” and what are they trying to achieve? Where the hell are these supposed “breadcrumbs” supposed to lead?

But the most important question, dear WarriorQueens, isn’t “Why would some asshole do this to me?” It’s “How quickly am I going to recognize this BS as BS and scrape it (and the assh*le that put it there) off my high-heeled shoe?”

So, grab a glass of something ice-cold, ladies. We’re delving deep into this emotionally toxic BS so you never have to again.

Cheryl's drink this eve:

Sticking with iced tea tonight.

Stasha's mocktail tonight:

Grapefruit juice and grapefruit sparkling water in a fancy glass.

Episode notes and links:

Beadcrumbing: Giving a person just enough info to keep them hanging on, hoping a relationship exists. Could be romantic or a friend.

Negging: Saying insulting or otherwise negative things to a person to affect their self-esteem or to make them defend themselves. Can escalate into very abusive behavior, often an early warning sign of an abusive, toxic person or relationship

Ghosting: Cutting off all communication without explanation.

Submarining: When someone ghosts, then suddenly returns and acts like nothing happened.

Caspering: Rather than simply ignore your texts, the Casper will respond to your text 12 hours later with a vague but friendly reply. Instead of not replying to an invitation to hang out, the Casper will hint that they're interested, without any intention of following through.

Catfishing: Someone who uses a fake identity to lure dates online.

Fishing: When someone will send out messages to a bunch of people to see who’d be interested in hooking up, wait to see who responds, then take their pick of who they want to get with. It’s called fishing because the fisher loads up on bait, waits for one fish to bite, then ignores all the others.

Fleabagging: consistently dating people that are wrong for you.