A romantic gray area where you’re more than friends but not officially dating. Named after Pluto’s “almost a planet” status — close enough to count, but never quite official.
First coined by author Deepti Jethani in 2025.
First coined by author Deepti Jethani in 2025.
We hang out every weekend, text all day, and even met each other’s families, but he says we’re not dating. I guess we’re in a Plutonic Relationship.
by Deepti J August 11, 2025
Get the Plutonic Relationship mug.A relationship in one or more people recognizes there is a problem yet simultaneously are in denial at it. This is more common occurrence in heterosexual relationship with a kid/s involved. Sometimes the chick is not yet prego in these relationship.
Why this happen because peeps don't like them self , they afriad they are not wanted , they want to look good and whole bunch of other things. If kids involved , then there is fear of a broken family or they be a bad parent.
A Whole bunch of stuff involved in these relationships. People can be nice and those nice things can be screwed up. Dysfunctional is not just yelling and hitting. It comes to you when someone is nice to you to get what they want .It comes off looking like normal things.
Sadly divorce or breaks up help show the problems sometimes.
Why this happen because peeps don't like them self , they afriad they are not wanted , they want to look good and whole bunch of other things. If kids involved , then there is fear of a broken family or they be a bad parent.
A Whole bunch of stuff involved in these relationships. People can be nice and those nice things can be screwed up. Dysfunctional is not just yelling and hitting. It comes to you when someone is nice to you to get what they want .It comes off looking like normal things.
Sadly divorce or breaks up help show the problems sometimes.
by Justanother definition September 7, 2025
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She felt like she really knew him, even though it was just a parasocial relationship—those vlogs made it seem like they were best friends!
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“It’s real boyfriend weather right now. I wish I had a hibernation relationship so i could cuddle right now and be free in summer.”
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Get the hibernation relationship mug.the opposite of a lavender relationship (a gay man and lesbian woman pretending to date), where a seemingly homosexual couple are actually two heterosexuals posing as gay for whatever reason.
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“My friend Franklin and his girlfriend Tammy have the most pathetic street hockey relationship I have ever seen in my life. One minute they are happy in love and the next there are tears and crying and hatred and bitterness as they part ways for the umpteenth time. This happens about every week or two.”
by mducrane March 27, 2011
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1: "You've been on that many dates this week that they all seem to merge into a flick-book relationship!"
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