The dating trends you need to know in 2020

'Fleabagging', 'Cause-Playing' and 'Kittenfishing' are some of the bizarre trends dominating the world of modern dating, a scene which has become such a minefield it needs its own dictionary of terms. Using heavily edited photos on your dating profile is known as 'Kittenfishing', while 'Fleabagging' - inspired by Phoebe Waller-Bridge's unlucky-in-love character in Fleabag - involves repeatedly seeing people who are entirely unsuitable for you. The world of modern dating has become such a minefield, it needs its own dictionary of psychological terms BENCHING A truly modern phenomenon, 'benching' is when someone puts a budding relationship 'on ice' for the sake of a more promising one. FLEABAGGING Named after Phoebe Waller-Bridge's famously unlucky-in-love character in Fleabag, 'Fleabagging' involves consistently dating people you are completely incompatible with. 'Dial Toning' involves someone giving you their number and asking you to text them, but when you do - they never reply KITTENFISHING Coined by dating app Hinge, the term 'Kittenfishing' essentially involves presenting yourself in an unrealistically positive way through old or heavily edited photos.