Life Why won’t your partner publicly celebrate your relationship? It’s called ‘pocketing.’ April 6, 2022May 2, 2022 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY Comments Off on Why won’t your partner publicly celebrate your relationship? It’s called ‘pocketing.’ "Pocketing" is a dating trend of hiding your relationship from the public. Some do it unintentionally, but experts warn it's usually toxic.