95% relationship, 5% plausible deniability.
You're doing everything couples do — the late-night FaceTimes, the 'good morning' texts, the inside jokes that would make anyone else nauseous. You're basically in a relationship with an asterisk. The ONLY thing missing is the label, and at this point the label is a technicality that one of you is too scared to bring up. You're 95% locked in and that last 5% is pure anxiety-fueled plausible deniability. Someone needs to have The Conversation. It's probably you. Just do it. The worst that happens is you find out now instead of 6 months deeper into this unlabeled chaos.
Get your read — free on iPhoneyou're in a relationship without the title. the only thing stopping you from making it official is the fear of what they'd say.