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"Chalant" isn't an official word, but it's being used in the dating world as the opposite of nonchalant.

Dating with chalance is the when you are all-in and freely express your interest in the other person.

By being more yourself and more frank and open, it can help you more readily find the right match for you.

"Chalant" isn't really an official word. You won't find it listed in the thesaurus as the opposite of nonchalant—just like "theless" won't be listed as the antonym of nonetheless. Nonetheless, people have been using words like "chalant" and "chalance" on social media and dating apps to describe an approach to dating that's the opposite of the nonchalance that's been fostered by some traditional dating advice and recent common dating situations like, well, situationships.

Some Traditional Advice Has Suggested Acting Nonchalant in Dating

Yep, you may have heard the age-old paradoxical advice to "play it cool" and act indifferent when you are actually romantically interested in someone. For example, there's that standard "Three-day rule" that says you should wait three days to contact a person following a first date to avoid appearing too eager or—gasp—desperate. The thought is that by not showing more enthusiasm,........

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