“Breadcrumbing is when you give an individual just enough morsels of attention to keep them interested or hooked into the relationship (or situation), without any intention of really committing.” — This has been going on for years. It started as work stuff, turned into a friendship, and then somehow, we ended up in this emotional thing online. I’m married, and he could be my dad age-wise. It’s impossible for real, but online, we just click.