Source: Jayson Hinrichsen / UnsplashHave you ever been in a relationship that never quite went anywhere, but somehow managed to persist? In a follow-up study in June of this year, published in Sexuality & Culture, Langlais and his fellow researchers sought to uncover the reasons why individuals seek these half-romantic, half-noncommittal kinds of dynamics. Here are two reasons why, according to the 2025 study, these seven factors can leave you stuck in a long-term situationship that doesn’t truly serve you. However, it’s this very same mindset that usually leaves us stuck in dead-end jobs, toxic friendships, poor financial situations, and, of course, half-baked situationships. You deserve a relationship where love isn’t just occasional or implied, and you deserve to find it sooner rather than later.