Defining the Relationship: Why It Matters and What It Means When We Refuse to Do It

If it is what it is, why won’t we just call it that?

If it is what it is, why won’t we just call it that?

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I’m always amused when people try to avoid defining a relationship. Failing to stick a label on it doesn’t actually change anything. Everyone likes to say “it is what it is” and yet we have an entire cultural movement to try desperately not to call a relationship whateve…