Will Your Situationship Turn Into A Relationship? The 'Soup Test' Might Hold The Answer.
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING When you’re stuck in a situationship, you may find yourself wondering where you stand. “And if they view you as a temporary situationship, they’ll end it.” Threads users replied with examples of the soup test playing out in their own lives. Still feel like an arsehole.” Connect Images via Getty Images What makes the soup test effective, Odem believes, is that it’s a “symbolic gesture of effort and energy.” And while there are many examples of soup test failures, there were some happy endings, too. We celebrated 2 years of being married last month.” In an email to HuffPost, Odem called the response to her Threads post “massive” and “overwhelming, but a lot of fun.” What makes the soup test effective, she believes, is that it’s a “symbolic gesture of effort and energy.” It also shows your potential partner, “Hey, I care about you enough to want to nurture you, to want to care for you,” Odem said, adding that it’s “not to be manipulative.” “Ultimately, you are trying to figure out whether or not this person is for you, maybe not forever, maybe not for marriage, but literally just looking ahead at next steps,” Odem said. “Trying to shift that dynamic with an equally unclear ‘soup test’ gimmick might get a reaction, but does it really provide clarity?