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We've seen people on the internet talking about red and green flags in romantic relationships, but lately, there has been a lot of fuss about another color.

TikToker Caito (@itscaito) coined the term "beige flag" in one of her videos from a year ago, where she explained that it's a sign that someone's really, really boring to date.

@itscaito beige is the new red and in other news dating apps are a wasteland 🚩 #hinge #redflags #datingredflags #hingedating ♬ original sound - Caito

However, since then, folks have evolved it, making the beige flag something in between the red and green ones. Now, this sign is understood to be more like a personal quirk that catches your attention, a mannerism that makes you pause and think, "Hmmm... that's a bit odd" without fully understanding if it's good or bad.

(For reference, think of when Anatoly Dyatlov in HBO's Chernobyl heard the radiation reading and said: "3.6 [Roentgen] — not great, not terrible.")

So to give you a better understanding of the latest online dating slang, we compiled some of the most popular beige flags that we've seen.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Asking all the questions on people who do this is amazing, because they answer. Not sure if always honest or true.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone with high-functioning autism, this sounds like it might be Autism Spectrum Disorder. Many High Functioning Autistic people have trouble with chatting and casual conversation. The fact he has to google topics for conversation hints he might be having trouble with casual social skills and is making an effort to compensate. Likewise, the fact he asks intimate questions in a room full of people suggests he has trouble understanding social propriety and boundaries, another thing difficult for people with autism.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put him in front of a mirror and tell him that he is cute and a keeper, because he is actually listening to you. My one, I could tell him 200 times how a watch is beautiful and he would still show up on valentines or birthdays with something else but the watch.

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    Lakota Wolf
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's slang for charisma, specifically romantic charisma. Some people consider it a part of African American Vernacular English (AAVE).

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    Salty.Hag
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This story is super cute and hits close to home! My fiancé and I didn't have a passionate kiss for almost two years because he had his own insecurities and I respected that, but once he gained his confidence back and we finally had our first real kiss it was magical for both of us.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the measure of a true gentleman. I made it very clear to my husband when we first started dating that I don't have sex with strangers. It has never been meant as a test, but I've dated a few guys that made serious attempts to get me in bed on the second date. Buh bye. My husband & I met online, chatted for a few weeks, they talked on the phone for a few weeks before we met in person. We were basically joined at the hip after our first date, but I still wanted to feel comfortable around him, not just horny. It was worth the wait!

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have no rizz, but at least my girlfriend thinks I do! We’re both awkward but she laughs at my jokes and I appreciate her straightforwardness.

    Keenan Wright
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    to be fair.. in the current social climate.. its becoming difficult to approach a woman with any sort of 'rizz'. How can you romantically kiss someone and make it spontaneous and unexpected, when you're suppose to have asked for consent.. nothing ruins the mood more than "excuse me but can i please kiss you.." You're also supposedly not allowed to compliment women on their looks because its considered perverted or objectifying..

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So if I'm reading this right, she equates not being kissed out of *respect* as a sign of lack of charisma? That's so effed up

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In high school, my brother loved convincing people that "gullible" wasn't actually in the dictionary.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've often said that it's as selfish to refuse to receive as it is to refuse to give, because in refusing to receive we are denying other people the opportunity to be generous and we are refusing to be grateful to other, instead insisting they always be indebted to us. Generosity sometimes means allowing others to be generous too.

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100% me. Not hypochondria or attention seeking, my body is just a POS. I either try not to comment on it because I can absolutely see how this would be annoying, or I make it a joke, like, ugh, what's broken on me now?

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I friggin hate when people do that! Didn't you read the rest? Is your brain function that limited? Why?!

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    Sue Denham
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When my children went through this phase I'd pretend to not know what they wanted until they spoke properly. (And, yes, they were fully able to articulate clearly.)

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand why that would make the waiter embarrassed - he'll either have an actual favorite that he'll recommend, if not then he'll pick something at random from the menu (or something expensive)... or maybe the manager said "hey, we've got too much fish, so push the fish!" and recommend that. Not sure where the discomfort would come from unless the waiter was so unfamiliar with the menu that he couldnt think of a single dish to recommend.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm like that and I'm a woman. If they want to say, they will tell me - that's my reasoning.

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe he thinks it’s a beige flag that you call yourself a scheduled girly.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is me, and this is apparently very common in people who have ADHD (not saying she does). I hate having notifications hanging over me, so I open the message, and if I'm in the right mood I'll respond. But sometimes I think "I'll get back to it later" and then totally forget the message ever existed until the next time I think to text that person.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like social anxiety to me. We don't speak because once, many years ago, we said something that sounded really awkward and remembering it still makes us physically cringe. We're afraid we'll do it again.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Green flag = he seems to be responsible as he doesn't want to miss work/ school. Red flag : your sleep is important too and he should consider it. After you prove to him many times and he still doesn't believe that alarm will go of.

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