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The Strange Grief of a Relationship That Never Became Official

September 2, 2026 by Absence
Researchers reviewing charts and data while studying situationship statistics and relationship research

A situationship may never become official, yet the attachment and grief can be very real. Research is beginning to explain why.

Categories Relationship Research Tags attachment, dating, emotional ambiguity, mixed signals, relationship psychology, situationship research, situationships, undefined relationships

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