A mysterious new word, an unnamed boy who would not text back and one Nashville writing session later, “Situationship” was born. Here’s the story behind the flirty, summery song—and the emotional confusion that inspired it.

Day 1 of 4 postcards counting down until you meet me in Situationship. Five days to go—hope you packed light and left your expectations at home.

Weird things happen to me.

like "accidentally earning the nickname 'The Furry Girl'"

Somehow, this isn't even in my top ten strangest life experiences.

I have absolutely no qualifications to be giving dating advice, yet here we are. After years of deeply embarrassing field research, I've concluded that flirting only goes three ways: Flirt. Flap. Or fail. One leaves you kicking your feet, one leaves you tripping over them, and one leaves you considering witness protection after sending a risky text. Welcome to my TED Talk.