mid bae
A romantic partner who's technically fine — shows up, says the right things most of the time, and isn't actively harmful — but inspires zero butterflies and maybe a small existential crisis at 2 AM.
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A romantic partner who's technically fine — shows up, says the right things most of the time, and isn't actively harmful — but inspires zero butterflies and maybe a small existential crisis at 2 AM. The mid bae is the relationship equivalent of a 6/10 movie you'll forget by the weekend: not bad enough to leave, not good enough to brag about. Often discovered during a conversation where you try to describe them to a friend and realize every sentence starts with 'well, they're not, like, awful...'
Three months in and she's realizing he's a mid bae — reliable but forgettable, fine but not it.
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