Half-Life of a relationship is the time necessary to get over a breakup as expressed as a percentage of the total length of time of the relationship. For example some people take about 1/3 the time the entire relationship lasted for the sense of loss to finally resolve. Concept comes from nuclear physics where the half-life of radioactive material to become less toxic as expressed as a time value from the exposure (breakup) to the radioactive material.
“Man, I dated her for a whole year, and we broke up. It seems from experience that my half-life of the relationship will be about 4 months!”
“Dude, that’s too long, my half-life of a relationship to get over a chick is only 1/5 of the time we were together.”
“Dude, that’s too long, my half-life of a relationship to get over a chick is only 1/5 of the time we were together.”
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Get the Half-Life of a Relationship mug.The process in which after being in a relationship for a certain amount of time, you let certain physical aspects of your appearance go.
Jim: Joe's gained a bit of weight ever since he locked in his girlfriend.
Matt:Hes getting a little bit of a relationship gut. I hear he doesnt manscape as often now either.
Matt:Hes getting a little bit of a relationship gut. I hear he doesnt manscape as often now either.
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Friend: I see her looking at you . . . are you hittin' that yet?
Me: Nah, it's purely a textual relationship.
Me: Nah, it's purely a textual relationship.
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Get the textual relationship mug.The dynamics of the love/hate relationship are based on both mutual admiration and irritation.
Usually such a relationship is formed unintentionally by people who are complete opposites being flung together, such as an introduction through a mutual friend.
Although unsuited to each other's presence, the lover/haters will usually find it hard to exclude the other from their life and day-to-day activities.
Similar to an abusive relationship, the lover/haters constantly crave more conflict while subconsciously seeking the other's approval.
Previously, those engaged in a love/hate relationship were commonly referred to as lover/haters, however the term "pevy" as now surpassed the phrase lover/haters.
Usually such a relationship is formed unintentionally by people who are complete opposites being flung together, such as an introduction through a mutual friend.
Although unsuited to each other's presence, the lover/haters will usually find it hard to exclude the other from their life and day-to-day activities.
Similar to an abusive relationship, the lover/haters constantly crave more conflict while subconsciously seeking the other's approval.
Previously, those engaged in a love/hate relationship were commonly referred to as lover/haters, however the term "pevy" as now surpassed the phrase lover/haters.
I can't stand being in their presence. Talk about a love/hate relationship; those two are constantly bickering. They're such a pevy.
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Girl to boyfriend: Why can't we have a relationship like Jessica and William?!!?
Boyfriend: Psh those are unrealistic relationship goals they're too perfect.
Boyfriend: Psh those are unrealistic relationship goals they're too perfect.
by Pshyouknowitsthetruth November 9, 2015
Get the Relationship Goals mug.A relationship that consists of communication via Skype due to temporary long distance separation. Thus, the relationship lacks any form of physical interaction, much like a relationship while attending Brigham Young University -- due to the strict Mormon doctrine.
I've been yanking my own chain lately because me and my girl from C-twon are in a BYU relationship for the summer -- haven't gotten my d wet in a fat minute
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