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I ask because I'm still confused by the term. If a relationship is casual for a long time... is it still a fling--or is it a "long term understood arrangement"? I've also seen a fling as something only a few months; like you meet a person on vacation and you hang out/fuck while you're there... then you break up before you leave? Or someone you meet in college--but you live in different states, so you have to end it before you graduate?

Can you tell me what you think it means? TIME vs STATUS of RELATIONSHIP?

Is the term "fling" more about time spent (very short time) OR how serious the situation was? For example... could you still call it a fling if you were together for over a year but never became straight up exclusive or planned on marriage/getting engaged? Most people get married after being together for a few years, so if you're together for that amount of time but aren't even engaged yet or feel like you want it to be really serious--is it a fling? Are you both just scared of commitment? Is this bad? See link here... https://www.harpersbazaar.com.au/culture/average-time-couples-together-before-marriage-13839

I met this guy a few months ago. Everything was going so well and we talked online for a whole month before meeting and he seemed so keen. We had two dates in person that went really well and on the second date we kissed for a long time. He told me afterwards that he was scared of commitment and didn't want a relationship. After our dates he wanted to meet as friends to see a movie but I decided it would be best to have some time apart. He thanked me for being so understanding and I went no contact for a month. Then one night I noticed he'd changed his status to in a relationship with someone. I was so angry because I thought he had commitment issues and now he's in a relationship? I finally contacted him to say I was happy for him and he blocked me!!! So I texted him a few times as I was panicking... He said if I contacted him again he'd call the police! So I went no contact again and it's been two months now. I thought about him on Christmas day and new years eve. Still no messages from him. He's still in a relationship with someone else and it hurts so much. I've tried to move on and I've been on dating sites talking to other people but no one compares to him. He was perfect to me and I don't feel like I could ever be happy with someone else. What do I do? Can I do anything to get him back?