Beige Flags: The Latest Trend in Dating
When considering a person in a romantic context, the first thing you think about is whether or not they have any red flags. You have probably heard the term used before to describe the negative traits of a romantic partner. For example, a person may be manipulative or want to control their partner’s actions. On the other hand, a person may also have green flags, or positive traits, such as asking about boundaries and quickly responding to your texts, that make them extremely good romantic partners.
Slowly inserting itself into the category are beige flags. They originated on Australian TikTok as a way to describe whether or not a person is considered boring or uninteresting. However, the definition of a beige flag changed over the course of a year. Beige flags are neither red nor green flags and don’t highlight the negative or positive aspects of a relationship. Instead, their purpose is to highlight a weird or strange quirk or behavior in another person. For example, a beige flag in a person could be dipping Pop-Tarts in water before eating them, using certain phrases incorrectly or standing up on their chair when they are excited.
That being said, beige flags are not meant to be deal-breakers in relationships. On the contrary, they can be quite fun. Beige flags are neither cause for concern nor something attractive. All they are meant to do is cause a bit of confusion and make you pause and think yes, they did that, before moving on with your relationship like nothing happened.
If you’re still confused about whether or not your partner is raising beige flags, think about whether or not their action or behavior would cause you to break up with them. Beige flags should be odd — not in a bad way — but tolerable enough for the two of you to continue your relationship. If you are still confused, here are some more examples of beige flags.
Throws surprise parties on days with no cause
Setting a timer rather than an alarm for waking up in the morning
Gets extremely fidgety and giggly when they are excited
Doing the laundry by article of clothing rather than by color
Not knowing left from right but having a GPS in their brain
Keep in mind that everyone has a beige flag, and that’s ok. Having one won’t make you any less attractive in the eyes of other people. In fact, they can even be fun at times. Beige flags are nothing to be ashamed of. If your partner makes you feel ashamed of your beige flag, then they’re probably a red flag.