A person who texts, flirts or even dates a person in a relationship. The cushion provides backup options for commitment-wary individuals, in case their relationship ends. Cushions also offer affirmation, an ego
stroke and attention without reciprocal commitment. The cushion
may have intimate conversations with their counterparts that'
s missing from their current relationship, thus enabling emotional cheating.
Cushions
may have
poor boundaries or low self-esteem, as they sacrifice their own needs for a potential relationship that will never materialize. They
may feel special, only to realize that they are just one if many cushions in the situation.
See also: Cushioning