lifelong mates
Forever bonded companions
Lifelong mates are partners—romantic, platonic, or animal—bonded for the duration of their lives.
The phrase often describes species that pair permanently: Swans are lifelong mates.
Applied to humans, it emphasizes enduring commitment: They met in college and became lifelong mates.
The term carries warmth without the legal connotations of spouse.
- soulmatesIdeal romantic matches
- partnersJoint venture participants
- pair bondLasting mate attachment
- love birdsInfatuated romantic pair
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
eternal · bonded · committed · swans · wolves · penguins · faithful · together · side by side · vows · marriage · loyalty · ride or die · through thick and thin · inseparable · paired · companionship · nest
lifelong matesone-night stand
Casual sexual encounter
summer romance · passing fancy · rebound relationship · fling · holiday romance
lifelong matesfriends with benefits
Platonic bond plus sex
situationship · booty call · casual acquaintance · serial dater · commitment-phobe
life, long, lifelong, lives, living, lively, liveliness, livelihood, longer