There's a new dating trend everyone's talking about called "emotional outsourcing" which basically, instead of expecting one partner to be your everything (best friend, therapist, lover, hype person), people are spreading those needs across multiple relationships. On paper, it sounds healthy. But is it actually growth, or is it avoidance wearing a trendy label? This week I'm unpacking where this trend comes from, the version of it that's genuinely healthy, and the version that's really just fear of intimacy in disguise. Plus, how to tell which one you're actually doing.