Icing: When Love Goes into Freeze Mode

David Sahyoun, 22/10 18:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

Psychoanalysis Icing Love Culture

The Anglicism icing, literally “putting on ice,” is not just a lexical novelty born of online platforms. It can also be understood as a technique of connection. It is neither a breakup nor a clear absence, but a controlled freezing. The icer keeps the other in reserve, present yet unavailable. The act consists of responding sporadically, ...