"Pocketing" is the dating trend of hiding your partner from your friends, family or on social media. While it can be unintentional, often times pocketing stems from shame about who you're dating.

Two gay men with their hands in each other's back pockets Telling your friends about the new person you’re dating, introducing them to your family (found or biological), and going Instagram official ...

“Pocketing” is a modern dating term that refers to when one partner in a relationship avoids introducing the other to their friends, family, or social circles. Essentially, they keep the relationship ...

Modern dating has a new term: 'pocketing.' This occurs when a partner deliberately hides you from their friends, family, or social media, leaving you feeling insecure and unimportant. Reasons range ...

We've all heard of ghosting, gaslighting, and even "situationships," but "pocketing" is a more subtle, yet equally damaging, behavior. It's when your partner intentionally keeps your relationship ...

We are living in the age of the Internet and social media where anyone can dig out the past, present and future of a person. If you want to know what’s going on in someone’s life, just check their ...