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Queerplatonic relationship

Queerplatonic relationships (QPR), also known as queerplatonic partnerships (QPP), are committed intimate relationships between significant others whose relationship is not romantic in nature. A queerplatonic relationship differs from a close friendship by having the same explicit commitment, status, and structure as a formal romantic relationship, whilst it differs from a romantic relationship by not involving feelings of romantic love.[1] The concept originates in aromantic and asexual spaces in the LGBT community.[2] Like romantic relationships, queerplatonic relationships are sometimes said to involve a deeper and more profound emotional connection than typical friendship.

  1. ^ Some more exact definitions of QPR include:
    • CJ DeLuzio Chasin refers to QPR as a "meta-category 'catch-all'" for "non-normative relationships" that are "not romantic ... but which are also not adequately or properly described by 'friendship'".
    • The College of William & Mary's neologism dictionary defines QPR as an "extremely close" relationship that is "beyond friendship" without being romantic.
    See the section "Definition" below.
  2. ^ Chen, Angela (2021). Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex. Beacon Press. pp. 118–121. ISBN 978-0-8070-1473-8. OCLC 1337835879.

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