If you’ve never heard the term “situationship,” 1) I’m extremely jealous and 2) it refers to a dating scenario where one or both parties act sort of like a couple (ie by going on dates, giving romantic gifts, and even meeting one another’s friends), without ever actually committing. I have done my time in the trenches of situationship-dom, and everyone I know who shares a flat has too; a lot of my engaged friends, meanwhile, met when at least one of them had their own place.This led me to wonder: wait, is the rising phenomenon caused in part by the housing crisis? After all, none of my paired-off pals with more space had to sneak a Hinge date into their collapsing flat of six people, hushing them as they tiptoed through the door.So, I spoke to clinical social worker, licensed couples and sex therapist, and founder of Emily Lambert Robins, Emily Lambert Robins, about the possible link.“There’s a loss of spontaneity” The therapist agreed that people affected by t