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Old 04-28-2012, 06:24 AM
 
Location: Penfield, NY
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"relationship" is such a broad term. nowadays, it covers personal, intimate, professional, mutually beneficial, platonic, etc.

So IMO, the "relationship" begins once you establish a rapport with the person.
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Old 04-28-2012, 10:18 AM
 
Location: Tucson
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I don't think you can define it. For some people it may be day 1, for others day 101, 1,001, or never...
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Old 04-28-2012, 11:17 AM
 
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Yeah, right. Do you have "mother" issues or did you just get shut down one too many times for being the way you are?

Ooooh. I hit a sore spot.
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Old 04-28-2012, 01:57 PM
 
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Ooooh. I hit a sore spot.
Not at all. Your posts about women are really outrageously funny at times because they are so far out in left field, wrong and utterly ridiculous. Oh and I almost left out dripping with bitterness of the highest order.
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Old 04-28-2012, 08:21 PM
 
Location: North Raleigh x North Sacramento
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It's not a relationship until one person declares their interest in the other person, and the other person gladly accepts. Until then, you're just two people (or friends) hanging out. Nothing more.
Yeah, this ^^^. My last relationship began very casual and although I could tell she liked me alot, we never spoke about our "status". I think we were both undecided (I fell for her too), and after a sometime between our one month and two month point we just began claiming each other without establishing boundaries, expectations or anything. And oh yeah--that nondiscussion in the early going pretty much doomed us for later, but thats another topic...
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Old 04-28-2012, 09:01 PM
 
Location: Pa
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Relationships-When someone is with the opposite sex 3+days to yrs. When you hang out together more than once. If you have sex its sexual relations. It could be friends, co-workers, neighbors, etc. When you are considered boyfriend or girlfriend, fiancé, wife, etc.
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Old 04-28-2012, 10:14 PM
 
Location: Tacoma, Washington
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It's not a relationship until one person declares their interest in the other person, and the other person gladly accepts. Until then, you're just two people (or friends) hanging out. Nothing more.
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Old 04-30-2012, 09:30 AM
 
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Funny timing. The guy I've seen 7 times (and slept with twice now) and I had the "relationship talk" last night. We agreed we're in one, and defined it as being mutually exclusive. He was the one who brought it up, but I'm glad because I dislike ambiguity.

Of course, then he had to go one step too far and ask if I want to meet his family (including kids). Not ready for that. No way I want to inflict this burgeoning relationship on his kids yet.
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Old 04-30-2012, 10:01 AM
 
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Wow. Tough crowd here.

Really geez/
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Old 04-30-2012, 06:01 PM
 
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Who knows? There are so many different types. And you may be in a relationship with someone who defines "relationship" completely differently. It is all on a contiuum.

I can't figure it out, it is way too complicated for me. So, I will define my relationship with my cat, I feed him. He eats, keeps me entertained. Sounds like the same relationships I have with men. Except the cat is permenent. And he is uncomplicated. Which is why I like him.
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