Is yearning dead in dating? Why singles are calling romance overrated in 2026
For a while, everyone on the internet was obsessed with yearning. Not dating. Not relationships. Not even situationships. Just pure, dramatic, staring-out-of-the-window-at-2-AM yearning. TikTok turned emotional longing into an art form. Slow-burn romances, unanswered texts, lingering eye contact and the thrill of not quite knowing where you stood became the gold standard of modern romance….