Committed relationship
Committed Relationship
A committed relationship is an interpersonal relationship based upon a mutually agreed-upon commitment to one another involving love, trust, honesty, openness, or some other agreed-upon behavior. The term is most commonly used in the context of an exclusive relationship, in which both parties agree to exclusivity.
Pronunciation
/kəˈmɪtɪd rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/
Etymology
The term "committed relationship" is derived from the English words "commit", which means to pledge or bind to a certain course or policy, and "relationship", which refers to the way in which two or more people or things are connected.
Related Terms
- Monogamy: The practice or state of being married to one person at a time or having a sexual relationship with only one partner.
- Polyamory: The practice of engaging in multiple sexual relationships with the consent of all the people involved.
- Cohabitation: The state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married.
- Marriage: The legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship.
- Civil Partnership: A legally recognized relationship between two people of the same sex, giving them some of the same legal rights as people who are married.
- Open Relationship: A committed relationship where both partners agree that each may have sexual relations with others.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Committed relationship
- Wikipedia's article - Committed relationship
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