micro - relationship - mi-cro- re-la-tion-ship n.
“sense of being incidentally related on a very small scale,” specifically of interpersonal connections which develop in bustling metropolitan areas, as a result of frequent exposure to any individual with whom you have no other overt association, including but not limited to mutual friends, professional overlap or residential proximity. A stranger who happens to appear in your sphere of experience on a regular basis and with whom it becomes necessary for you to interact.
“sense of being incidentally related on a very small scale,” specifically of interpersonal connections which develop in bustling metropolitan areas, as a result of frequent exposure to any individual with whom you have no other overt association, including but not limited to mutual friends, professional overlap or residential proximity. A stranger who happens to appear in your sphere of experience on a regular basis and with whom it becomes necessary for you to interact.
yeah i've had a micro-relationship with the cute coffee guy who grinds the coffee at the corner store for years complete with break ups, sex (with our eyes) and make ups though we never say a word that isn't about coffee
because we have a micro-relationship the bus driver always gives me an extra few to find a seat before he puts the pedal to the metal.
because we have a micro-relationship the bus driver always gives me an extra few to find a seat before he puts the pedal to the metal.
by cheesemac August 16, 2012

(noun)
1 a : a relationship in which partners
grant permission to borrow contents of
one another's "closets" (i.e., clothing,
jewelry, assorted accessories)
: specific items may be off-limits
depending on the terms of each
individual relationship
b : open access to one another's fashion
items: closet contents
1 a : a relationship in which partners
grant permission to borrow contents of
one another's "closets" (i.e., clothing,
jewelry, assorted accessories)
: specific items may be off-limits
depending on the terms of each
individual relationship
b : open access to one another's fashion
items: closet contents
//Eryn said I could borrow anything, but Jackie and I only wear each other's jewelry in our open closet relationship.
// I've been wearing Pieper's necklace for three months and I trusted her with my favorite dress last week. Gotta love an open closet relationship!
// My outfit possibilities are boundless now that I'm in several open closet relationships with friends!!!
// I've been wearing Pieper's necklace for three months and I trusted her with my favorite dress last week. Gotta love an open closet relationship!
// My outfit possibilities are boundless now that I'm in several open closet relationships with friends!!!
by peggle peege December 4, 2020

Not everything needs to be loosened in life, things fall apart that way. An open relationship is one of them.
by Solid Mantis October 7, 2020

Something between an open relationship and a relationship. A relationship in which two people act as if they are in a committed relationship (they have sex, they cuddle, they hang out, etc.) but are free to hook up with others.
Yeah bro, they're in a not-relationship!
by JimBobTheTrucker July 3, 2011

When a girl only dates guys beneath her because the birth control she's on has her hormones so fucked up that she's attracted to the pheromones of weak, feminine men. These relationships typically end after the girl stops taking birth control as she discovers how naturally repulsed she is of her sissy bf after the fact.
Similar to "chocolate-covered raisin" relationships. You could put chocolate on anything — caramel, marshmallows, peanut butter, etc — putting it on a raisin is just insulting.
Similar to "chocolate-covered raisin" relationships. You could put chocolate on anything — caramel, marshmallows, peanut butter, etc — putting it on a raisin is just insulting.
"Why is she dating that guy? He must be really funny, have a lot of money or a big donkey dick."
"No he's a loser, it's a birth control relationship."
"No he's a loser, it's a birth control relationship."
by derp216 September 6, 2022

Have you heard of Johnny and Amber’s mutually abusive relationship? Those two love bickering and fighting all the time but both of them seem to love that aspect of it.
by Jsonbourne May 13, 2023

A relationship where none of the involved parties are bringing their children into the mix. This may imply that neither of the individuals have any children of their own, or the one pursuing a relationship does want to take on any additional children from the potential partner.
by Lloyd Cruxmyth January 17, 2024
