For people who never asked, “What are we?”

When it comes to uninitiated (you happy bastards), the “almost relationship” is noncommittal and acknowledged just in a few settings (aka: the club, dark alleys, almost every other Tuesday). Potentially an outcome of hookup culture, it is the limbo between starting up and a full-blown relationship. You could hold hands, meet with the parents, and even say, “I actually, actually, as you,” but (and also this is key), you’re JUST friends.