Key points

“Shrekking” is the practice of purposely dating down so that you can have the upper hand in the relationship.

Getting "Shrekked" is when someone "lower on the dating hierarchy" doesn't treat you as well as you expect.

Shrekking assumes that there is a clear dating hierarchy that everyone knows, accepts, and follows.

What's being referred to as “Shrekking” on social media may seem a little ogre the top. It's the practice of purposely dating down—meaning dating someone whom you consider below your standards—so that you can have the upper hand in the relationship. The belief is that the other person should be so grateful to have you and therefore will keep going extra miles to keep you happy. However, Shrekking can lead to an unpleasant reckoning—or perhaps Shrekoning—whe

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