The social expectation that a romantic relationship should automatically follow a set of steps and lead to marriage, parenthood, and home ownership. This term is used primarily by people who want to get "off the escalator," who want to judge the success of relationships by criteria other than how smoothly and automatically the relationship gets more serious.
One sample template is "Meet someone > Dating > Sex > Move in together > Get married > Have kids"
Doing these things out of order is being off the relationship escalator: if you have sex on a first date, many people think your relationship can't, or shouldn't, eventually become more serious. If you move in with someone, moving back out again usually means that the relationship is over. Being polyamorous or participating in other kinds of non-monogamy is also being off the relationship escalator.
One sample template is "Meet someone > Dating > Sex > Move in together > Get married > Have kids"
Doing these things out of order is being off the relationship escalator: if you have sex on a first date, many people think your relationship can't, or shouldn't, eventually become more serious. If you move in with someone, moving back out again usually means that the relationship is over. Being polyamorous or participating in other kinds of non-monogamy is also being off the relationship escalator.
We broke up because he wanted to be on the relationship escalator, and I prefer to live alone.
Your dating profile suggests you're not on the relationship escalator, so you need to explain specifically what you're looking for.
Your dating profile suggests you're not on the relationship escalator, so you need to explain specifically what you're looking for.
by Enuja August 26, 2013
Get the relationship escalator mug.A platonic relationship exceeding traditional ideas of friendship. Queerplatonic partners may love eachother the way others love their boyfriend or girlfriend but they do not experience sexual or romantic attraction to eachother.
Bro1: hey are Ted and Suzie going out? They're always hanging out together
Bro2: nah
Bro1: oh so they're just friends then?
Bro2: nah, they're more than that they said they're in a 'queerplatonic relationship' - they have serious friend-love,bro!
Bro2: nah
Bro1: oh so they're just friends then?
Bro2: nah, they're more than that they said they're in a 'queerplatonic relationship' - they have serious friend-love,bro!
by Rex Aceheart March 23, 2014
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1. Sort of religious.
2. Picks and chooses/Is not consistent in religious practice.
3. Motivation and seriousness of religious dedication unclear
2. Picks and chooses/Is not consistent in religious practice.
3. Motivation and seriousness of religious dedication unclear
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Get the Religish mug.Term used for higher degree of chillin. Not just chillin doing nothing but your kickin it with your friends or even that hot gurl and relaxin it.
"Did you hear? I was relaxin it with your girl lastnite."
"Me and the buddies were at the court just relaxin it."
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Other girl: Same, girl! I love him too! So relataboo.
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Get the Relataboo mug.A relationship consisting of two people on the internet who have never met in real life. Not to be confused with Long Distance Relationship
Judgmental loser: Wow you're in an internet relationship? You must not be capable of getting a real girlfriend!
Boy in internet relationship: I love Jenny and we plan to meet up and make it a long distance relationship soon. I simply choose Jenny over all the other sluts in my city.
Boy in internet relationship: I love Jenny and we plan to meet up and make it a long distance relationship soon. I simply choose Jenny over all the other sluts in my city.
by CrustiRulez April 28, 2014
Get the Internet Relationship mug.To go on a break and become 'just friends' with your significant other but both agree that neither partner in the relationship will date, hook up, or do anything with anyone else. This is usually to attempt to revitalize a relationship without dating other people.
Hey, is Tom still dating Jenny?
No, they're 'just friends' right now.
I might ask him on a date.
Na, he's on a relatiabreak, he's not single
No, they're 'just friends' right now.
I might ask him on a date.
Na, he's on a relatiabreak, he's not single
by tdot112 May 27, 2008
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