Source: Audio cassette tape with present box, label text love songs on wooden background. There’s a popular dating trend resurfacing this summer, and it’s bound to waste your time and drain your hopeless romantic heart. Benching” has been around for quite some time, but lately, more people are using this dating tactic to explore their options and keep some lovers on the back burner! It’s typically a more deliberate attempt to keep someone in their back pocket, while roster dating is more about exploring different options. Attraction, of course, matters, but actions reveal intention, and that is what you need to pay attention to.”