cohabitations
Shared domestic arrangements
Cohabitations are instances of living together, especially as unmarried romantic partners.
The word appears in discussions of domestic arrangements, legal rights, and social trends: The study tracked cohabitations that began in the 1990s.
Less commonly, cohabitations can refer to any sharing of living space.
Partnership treated as wedlock
- property rightsLegal control over possessions
- tenancyRenter's period of residence
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
palimony · domestic partnership · civil union · registration · recognition · legislation · jurisdiction · agreements
Formal business alliances
- living togetherSharing a dwelling
- domestic partnersUnmarried people sharing home and life
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- common-lawLegal status through custom
boyfriends · girlfriends · lovers · commitment · long-term · intimacy · household · blended
People sharing a dwelling
- flatmatesCo-tenants sharing living space
- shared housingResidence with multiple occupants
- rentersThose who lease property
- tenantsProperty renters
communal living · college · dormitory · apartments · leases · utilities · chores · schedules
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
- hostsThose who entertain guests
- organismsIndividual living entities
species · ecological · habitats · nesting · colonies · burrows · parasitism · interdependence
Involving multiple age cohorts
- extended familyRelatives beyond parents, siblings
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
- joint familyRelatives cohabiting across generations
- ancestral homesResidences of one's lineage
elders · grandparents · traditional · intergenerational · compound · homestead · family units · collectivist
common-law marriage
Partnership treated as wedlock
- property rightsLegal control over possessions
- tenancyRenter's period of residence
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
contracts · palimony · domestic partnership · civil union · registration · recognition · legislation · jurisdiction · agreements · dissolution
partnerships
Formal business alliances
- living togetherSharing a dwelling
- domestic partnersUnmarried people sharing home and life
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
common-law · boyfriends · girlfriends · lovers · commitment · long-term · intimacy · household · blended · move-in
housemates
People sharing a dwelling
- flatmatesCo-tenants sharing living space
- shared housingResidence with multiple occupants
- rentersThose who lease property
tenants · communal living · college · dormitory · apartments · leases · utilities · chores · schedules · boundaries
symbiosis
Interspecies biological interdependence
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
- hostsThose who entertain guests
organisms · species · ecological · habitats · nesting · colonies · burrows · parasitism · interdependence · coexistence
multigenerational
Involving multiple age cohorts
- extended familyRelatives beyond parents, siblings
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
- joint familyRelatives cohabiting across generations
ancestral homes · elders · grandparents · traditional · intergenerational · compound · homestead · family units · collectivist · kinship
cohabitationsmarriages
Legal spousal unions
wedlock · matrimony · civil unions · domestic partnerships · singlehood
cohabitationsliving apart
Occupying separate residences
living alone · long-distance relationships · independent living · separations · single occupancy
cohabitationsmarriages
Legal spousal unions
wedlock · matrimonies · civil unions · traditional marriages · betrothal