Heres another term to know: breadcrumbing. Someone who breadcrumbs leads you on by dropping small morsels of interest — an occasional message, phone call, date plan, or social media interaction. These happen sporadically and usually dont have any followthrough.

What are examples of Breadcrumbing?

Breadcrumbing examples:Texting, emailing, or direct messaging (DMing) every so often but not responding to requests to spend time together.Commenting on social media posts but not engaging in direct communication.Being attentive and flirty in person but not making a move to hang out again.More items •Jun 25, 2020

How do you respond to someone who is Breadcrumbing you?

How to respond to breadcrumbingAcknowledge when its happening. Be direct about what youre looking for. Call them out. Leave them on read. Remove them from your social media accounts. Learn how to avoid breadcrumbers in the future.Dec 23, 2020

What does bookmarking someone mean?

A bookmark is a place holder for a web page that will allow you quick access to that page instead of having to browse to it or search for it. Instead of typing a web page in Google, clicking the bookmark will direct you to that page immediately.