domestic union
Legal home bond
A domestic union is a legally recognized relationship between two people who share a household and commitment, offering some or all of the legal protections of marriage.
The term emerged as jurisdictions created alternatives to marriage, particularly for same-sex couples before marriage equality: They registered their domestic union at city hall.
Also called domestic partnership or civil union.
- marriageFormal union between partners
- common lawJurisprudence from judicial decisions
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- tying the knotGetting married
- householdDomestic unit of residents
cohabitation · spouse · wedding · commitment · family · home · vows · certificate · license · bond · couple · togetherness · rings · ceremony · legal · shared · joint account · two incomes
domestic unionone-night stand
Casual sexual encounter
hookup · casual dating · fling · friends with benefits · no-strings-attached
domestic unionsinglehood
Unmarried state
bachelorhood · spinsterhood · unattached · unpartnered · single life
domestic unionliving apart
Occupying separate residences
living alone · long-distance relationship · independent living
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