Someone on twitter reminded me that even though Fit thinks they’re dating, to Pac, a brazilian, no they’re not. They’re "ficando" (hooking up), "saindo" (going out) at best, but not "namorando" (dating). Basically, they’re in a formal and committed situationship, but not even that if they didn’t talk about being exclusive. To us, going on one or even multiple dates doesn't mean anything. For them to officially be boyfriends, one of them needs to propose a relationship (pedido de namoro) with a promise ring (anel de namoro). This is why Cellbit wears a ring even though him and Lorena are not married or engaged.
So feel free to use this miscommunication in all your angsty fics :)
Edit: omg pac is living a "didn’t know they were dating" trope. How are they literally a romcom
Why would you talk to someone for a month and then just randomly ghost them? Literally we were talking the night before then woke up and they completely went ghost. Why not communicate and say “ hey I’m not interested anymore” or literally say something rather than going ghost!? Aren’t we adults? Why can’t we communicate like adults! I’m more upset about the action of them ghosting me rather than my feelings be hurt. I do not understand men. Is it me, is it them, or is it just how dating is now? Like I fucking hate the dating world now.
Something in me fundamentally just does not jive with dating app and hookup culture, especially with the sort of pressure there is to respond fast and move into romantic and sexual matters relatively quickly (despite barely knowing the person) before someone loses interest. Like there’s just something so much more alluring to me about the concept of courting someone through sending one another long, embellished letters rather than sending short texts back and forth, having to wait days to hear an answer and the yearning that comes with that. Sitting down and really thinking about it and putting your whole heartussy into a letter, letting writing the letter consume the entirety of your thoughts, rather than replying to texts in short bursts while in the middle of doing some other activity. But then again maybe I’m just a sucker for slowburns
a saw a post on twitter that referred to church and state as a divorced couple and it got me thinking about ifchurch and state were zillennials dating..
citizens: hey, didn’t church and state break up?
scotus: yeah, they did. church was being super controlling and toxic, so state dumped him.
citizens: okay… when did they get back together?
constitution: they didn’t get back together
citizens: *gestures to the shit show that is the american govt, supreme court, and christian nationalism*
constitution: oh, yeah that. they started talking again, but state says it’s nothing serious
citizens: okay… how is freedom of religion taking it?
freedom of religion: *sobbing, screaming, and wailing in the next room*
I’m not gonna post Ms Teia’s original thread this is in response to since she’s on private but this thread was so important for me to read. And it actually reminds me of a recent conversation I had with a girlfriend of mine. I’ve been thinking about this too.