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A committed relationship is an interpersonal relationship based upon agreed-upon commitment to one another involving love, trust, honesty, openness, or some other behavior. Forms of committed relationships include close friendship, long-term relationships, engagement, marriage, and civil unions.

Types of committed romantic and/or sexual relationships

• Marriage: a legal, religious, and social binding between two people.^[1]
• Monogamy: having a single long-term romantic and sexual partner
• Polyamory: having multiple long-term romantic and sexual partners

See also

• Hookup culture: a culture encouraging numerous and sometimes anonymous sexual partners
• Sexual infidelity: having a sexual relationship without a commitment to have no other sexual partners
• Serial monogamy: having a series of monogamous relationships, one after the other
• Open relationship: having a partner without excluding other romantic or sexual involvement
• Ménage à trois: having a domestic arrangement with three people sharing romantic or sexual relations; typically a traditional marriage along with another committed individual, usually a woman^[2]
• Polygamy: having multiple long-term sexual partners
  • Polyandry: having multiple long-term male sexual partners
  • Polygyny: having multiple long-term female sexual partners
• Sexual fidelity: not having other sexual partners other than one's committed partner, even temporarily
• Promiscuity: having casual sexual partners at will (compare with chastity)
• Relationship anarchy: having relationships that develop as an agreement between those involved, rather than according to predetermined rules or norms.

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