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What is Your Relationship Status?

What is your relationship status?

  • Single (Never Married)

    Votes: 16 25.4%

  • In a Relationship

    Votes: 7 11.1%

  • Married

    Votes: 35 55.6%

  • Divorced

    Votes: 1 1.6%

  • It's Complicated

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Widowed

    Votes: 4 6.3%
  • Total voters
    63
Secret Chief

Secret Chief

nirvana is samsara
Left Coast said:
What is the difference between that and a marriage in the UK?

May I ask the reason?
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Clicked on a random law firm site to get the official line:

"A civil partnership is a legal relationship entered into by two people which is registered and provides couples with the same legal rights and duties that they would have in a lawful marriage. Civil partnerships may offer couples a modern alternative to marriage and may be appropriate where partners do not wish to be associated with the traditional religious and patriarchal connotations of marriage.
The main difference between the two legal relationships is that a marriage is formed by vows and can be performed in a religious ceremony before signing a marriage certificate, whereas a civil partnership is formed by signing a civil partnership certificate. However, both legal unions are treated as fundamentally the same."

Our reason was the "religious and patriarchal connotations" part of this quote.
 
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VoidCat

VoidCat

Pronouns: he/him/they/them
VoidCat said:
single never married and do not wish to mingle
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I could add tho while it's not a romantic relationship i am open to the idea of a longterm quasiplatonic relationship(QPR). Those can be just as intense and close and important as many romantic relationships. My last one was quite nice I wish I could enter another. Pity i dont trust anyone enough to be in another one
 
JustGeorge

JustGeorge

Not As Much Fun As I Look
Staff member
Premium Member
VoidCat said:
I could add tho while it's not a romantic relationship i am open to the idea of a longterm quasiplatonic relationship(QPR). Those can be just as intense and close and important as many romantic relationships. My last one was quite nice I wish I could enter another. Pity i dont trust anyone enough to be in another one
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Can you give me more details on what this is?
 
VoidCat

VoidCat

Pronouns: he/him/they/them
JustGeorge said:
Can you give me more details on what this is?
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Its a nonsexual nonromantic relationship that breaks what is considered normal for just a friendship. It blurs the lines between romantic and a friend's while solely being platonic. Like they may live together or shower together(but not have sex or sexual actions between them). They may cuddle or share a bed(not euphemistically). Some even go on to adopt children together. However the feelings are purely platonic but beyond what is considered normal for a friendship. A person in one is called the other person's zucchini. Its also called queerplatonic using the word queer to mean weird rather then LGBT as anyone of any sexual orientation can be in one. More on it here:
Queerplatonic relationship (link embedded)

Queerplatonic relationships is a close non-sexual, non-romantic relationship that is beyond what most would consider to be a friendship. It consists of emotional commitment and prioritization that is typically seen in a romantic relationship. People in queerplatonic relationships may be of any gender or sexual identity.[2]

It may involve a greater degree of intimacy or commitment than a platonic friendship, but does not always include sexual or romantic elements. Queerplatonic relationships are not limited to the aromantic community; often including asexuals and those on the asexual spectrum, though it is not restricted to the a-spec community or any specific gender and sexual identities.

A queerplatonic relationships can be a relationship involving two or more people of any gender.[3][4] Queerplatonic relationships, and the language used to describe them, are an alternative to heteronormative relationships and the assumption that everyone wants romantic or sexual relationships.[5] It bends, changes, and challenges Western culture's understanding of monogamous and committed relationships. It involves more than just friendship or romance, but a deep mutual trust, emotional closeness, and loyalty usually found in romantic relationships.[1]

Asexual and aromantic people might find utility in naming their significant relationships queerplatonic instead of using words that imply a sexual or romantic connection.[5] Some queerplatonic "couples" live together, platonically marry, and have no romantic or sexual relations. It is a way to fulfill a desire for emotional intimacy without compromising an aromantic identity.[6] Additionally, queerplatonic intimacy varies in how it appears. It might look like platonic physical affection - literally sleeping together, co-parenting, living together,[5], sharing finances, pooling resources and/or blending families, and even marriage or children.[7][8]

Queerplatonic relationship structures tend to be non-exclusive, but can follow any model that feels right for the people involved.[5] The amount of mutual intimacy in a queerplatonic relationship is determined by the individuals in the relationship.[4]
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