How dating language moved from the sociology textbook to the smartphone screen—and what it reveals about modern relationships
Fifty years ago, the people who named our romantic experiences were sociologists, psychologists, and self-help authors. Today, they’re TikTok users. The shift from “cohabitation” and “biological clock” to “situationship” and “rizz” isn’t just a change in vocabulary—it’s a change in who holds the cultural authority to define how we love, date, and mate. This multi-decade infographic traces that journey from the 1970s to the 2020s, term by term.
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