Roaching, a term coined by AskMen earlier this year, is dating slang that refers to a relationship that is presented as serious and exclusive, but in reality, your partner is secretly dating many other people.
Your hot, romantic, and comforting relationship was ruined by realizing there was a cockroach present. And you know the truth about cockroaches — there’s never only one.
When you ask the roacher, “What gives? Why did you act like this was serious when you were also involved with multiple other people, why even bother with the front?” they’ll usually poo poo your concerns by saying, well, we never DTR (defined the relationship).
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Or, they may be one of those “ethically non-monogamous” folks who act mature and communicative, core tenets of any open relationship, while forsaking the ethical part.
The truth is that most of have been roached or roached other at some point. AskMen asked five people to share their roaching horror stories.
– Elliot, 35
– Alex, 27
– Matt, 41
– Natasha, 23
– Paul, 32
