Some people in 2018 are in very happy romantic relationships where they've found "the one," or a person that is husband/wife material. However, not everyone is this lucky, and many of us are in rather ambiguous relationships.

In 2018, many different types of romantic "relationships" can take place, like a relationship where you talk via social media or texting, but hardly ever meet up in person. There are even relationships where you do hang out, but it's always in private and never in public, a relationship where you're "friends," but engage in behaviors couples do, or a relationship where you're officially dating, but never meet each other's families.

You're probably wondering what exactly has caused this ambiguity in relationships, particularly in 2018?

Marriage has been postponed, especially among millennials, because millennials want a higher education and don't want to marry until finishing school and getting a job. This makes some people think that millennials are scared to be in a serious relationship because they don't want to marry young and that's the reason why they are in these ambiguous relationships.

Social media can also be one of the reasons behind ambiguous relationships. Social media can to some extent help build stronger bonds, but it can also lessen face-to-face interactions, which build those strong, meaningful relationships. While social media helps start relationships, especially for introverts or shy people, it can also lead to mainly social media relationships, instead of genuine relationships.

"Friends with benefits," "Netflix and chill," and "fuckboys" are seen all over social media through memes, tweets, and other viral videos. Seeing these relationships all over social media make them socially acceptable because they are often seen more as jokes instead of insults due to how they are often portrayed as laughable memes.

Despite the ambiguity in a lot (but not all) relationships in 2018, we shouldn't lose hope. In the end, dating is just fulfilling the human desire for companionship.