interpersonal relationship
strong, deep, or close association or acquaintance between two or more people
hanky-panky
sexual relationship
Boston marriage
the cohabitation of two women, independent of financial support from a man
kinship relation
type of link between family members; can be represented concretely (mother, brother, grandfather) or abstractly by degrees of relationship (kinship distance)
psychological contract
represents the mutual beliefs, perceptions, and informal obligations between an employer and an employee
fraternization
social interaction
collegiality
relationship between members of one profession
therapeutic relationship
interactions between health personnel and patients
friend with benefits
interpersonal relationship term: a platonic friendship including sex
platonic love
non-romantic love
pederasty
homosexual love between a man and an older child or adolescent; in the past, it was a term defining male homosexuality in general
living apart together
living arrangement
fuck buddy
friend seen primarily for sexual relief
sugar dating
money-for-companionship relationship
brotherhood
kind of relationship
romantic relationship
interpersonal relationship based on romantic or sexual attraction
monogamy
relationship form where each individual has only one partner during their lifetime or at any one time
romantic love
love based relationship
long-distance relationship
relations between persons on different geographical locations
affectional bond
an attachment behavior one person has for another
common-law marriage in Quebec
recognized civil status in Quebec, Canada similar to common-law marriage in the United States
enmity
quality of being an enemy
friendship
relationship between people who have mutual affection for each other
kinship
human relationship term; web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of most humans in most societies; form of social connection
courtship
ritual, period in a couple's relationship which precedes their engagement and marriage
non-monogamy
class of intimate relationship that is nor exclusively between two people
business relation
connection between stakeholders in the process of businesses
fraternity
kind of ethical relationship between people
workplace relationship
relationship between workers centered on a workplace
employer-employee relationship
individual interpersonal relationship between an employer and an employee
confidant
person who shares a secret with another person
civil union
civil status similar to marriage, most often independent of the gender of partners
civil union
civil status similar to marriage, most often independent of the gender of partners
love triangle
romantic relationship involving three people
Internet relationship
relationship between two or more people who have met online
affair
secretive sexual and usually adulterous relationship between two people
on-again, off-again relationship
type of interpersonal relationship
civil naming ceremony
non-religious ceremony at the occasion of the birth or naming of a child
intimacy
condition of closeness and openness towards another
fatherhood
relationship between a father and his child
rapport
close and harmonious relationship
sexual relationship
intimate relationship
intimate relationship
physical or emotional intimacy between humans
same-sex relationship
a romantic or sexual relationship between people of the same sex
cohabitation
intimate relationship which includes a common living place
client-social worker relationship
relationship between a social worker and a client
Civil solidarity pact
form of civil union
concubinage
an official union of lesser status than a marriage, often with status inequality between the partners
Committed relationship
type of interpersonal relationship