It’s Not Real Love — You Just Got “Cookie-Jarred”
Get to know what the “cookie-jarring” dating term means and how to avoid it.
It’s crazy how he could go from making me feel so special to “Am I just a backup plan?”
That’s what happens when someone is cookie-jarring you. According to Forbes, it’s a behavior where your date is actively seeing/dating other people too — so you aren’t the “only one” like how they told you.
We all have different definitions of what commitment means. For some, you’re committed after a few months of seeing each other and for others, no relationship is serious enough unless you get engaged.
This is where these “cookie-jarring” dating terms showed up.
Unfortunately, some people want to have their cake and eat it too. Especially with the dating apps, it’s hard to just commit to one person at a time. They prefer to keep you in a “jar” in case their primary option isn’t working.
I figured I got “cookie-jarred” when I found a swimsuit in my then-boyfriend’s bathroom. We’ve been seeing each other for 6 months and in my dictionary, it was pretty serious.
But, for him, it’ll take at least a couple of years to consider it as a “real” relationship. He wasn’t ready to let go of his options yet.
