Though Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, not all of us are, in fact many of us are not, in the committed relationships we would hope to be. While many are single and ready to mingle, some of us are in the in-between… in that uncomfortable situationship that has gone on for too long. You’re not committed to one another, but in an uncomfortable and unclear way, you also are. And while sometimes that’s not ideal, other times it’s really not and you’re ready to break free. With that in mind, here’s five ways to get out of your current situation without having a real conversation.

1. Once an hour, start a sentence with, “I’m not gay, but..”
2. Pay a Brunswick family to act as your host family and introduce your situationship in an extended family dinner.
3. Show up Sunday morning unannounced in a button down and sweater vest, and ask your situationship if they’re ready to go to church to amend their pagan ways
4. Make the two of you participate in the egg challenge to test if the two of you are ready for parenthood 
5. Have your dean come up to you unprompted and mention your beautiful wedding Pinterest board, and then ask, “when’s the date?”
6. Cosplay as Nathanial Hawthorne for a week (with extra commitment in the bedroom)
7. Become an active member of the Bowdoin Conservatives