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catch flights, not feelings
What does catch flights, not feelings mean?
A motto for prioritising your own freedom, adventures, and independence over emotional attachment in dating, refusing to catch feelings for anyone.
"After that breakup it's catch flights not feelings for me this year."
Origin
A rhyming slogan rooted in Black American slang that spread through hip-hop, Twitter, and Instagram captions in the 2010s as a self-empowerment dating mantra.
Frequently asked questions
What does catch flights not feelings mean?
It's a mantra about prioritising freedom, travel, and independence over getting emotionally attached, choosing adventures instead of relationships.
Where did catch flights not feelings come from?
It comes from Black American slang and spread widely through hip-hop culture and social media captions in the 2010s.
Is catch flights not feelings serious advice?
It's part real attitude and part meme; people use it sincerely to stay detached and ironically when someone obviously caught feelings anyway.
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