A relationship with a strong emotional bond between two people based on friendship. It transcends a typical friendship, but is not romantic. People in a Boston Marriage can be any combination of sexual orientations and genders and is not exclusive to just two people and it's possible to have multiple Boston partnerships.
My best friend and I are in a Boston marriage; we love each other more than family, but are not romantically involved with each other.
by BokchoiBoy January 20, 2012
A Boston marriage is a polite term to describe two women living in a household and sharing expenses, whether in a Platonic or lesbian relationship.
by Nora O'Shaughnessy November 07, 2007
by Will J. Pa. May 13, 2006
Alan Shore and Denny Crane, characters on the ABC television series "Boston Legal," married each other in the series finale in what could only be called a "Boston Legal marriage."
by Qlark Qriffith December 09, 2008