What is a short-term relationship?

[rolangaros]

Before starting a relationship, do you foresee that it will be a short-term relationship? Or is this term only used after the relationship is short-lived?

[lemonette]

Picture this: you're out and about, maybe at a friend's party or just hanging out at your favorite cafe, and bam! You meet someone. There's this immediate click, right? It's like your conversations just flow, and the chemistry is undeniable.

Now, here's the thing with short-term relationships – they're like your favorite limited edition snack. You're not worrying about who's going to take out the trash in five years or what your shared retirement plan looks like. Nope, it's more like, "Hey, wanna try that new sushi place tonight?"

The beauty of these relationships is they're usually drama-free. You're both on the same page, just having a good time, learning a bit about each other, and maybe even about yourself. It's like a mini-adventure within your larger life journey.

But like all good things, they come to an end, and that's okay. It's like a great summer movie – you dive in, enjoy the ride, and when it's over, you're left with some cool memories and a bunch of stories to tell your mates. Short, sweet, and often pretty awesome while they last!

[antelope51]

I feel like it's something that has a time-limit on it, but you decide to have fun in the meantime and part as friends. Like someone is graduating and moving overseas at the end of the year, or you're on a temporary job assignment in a city for a few months and then going home. There's no expectation of "more." That's the only thing that makes sense to me.

[RavVid]

OK. I am quite unhappy with my countries relationship regulation regime and I have a desire to keep all my own assets.

As well as not letting myself make the same mistake but expect different results each time, I see no point in duplicating other men's mistake and expect different results to what they got.

I also note the median length of marriage is 8 years with 70-90% on divorces unilaterally initiated by the wife.

Our High Court has struck out prenups.

As near as I can figure 5 to 11 months is relatively safe. (The odd numbers are to stay under 6 and 12 month thresholds). That is as much as I can afford to do. You do not want to be in a long term relationship because then you are automatically married.

I guess if it is not a long term then it is a short term.

[OlderAndWiser]

Around 10% of all users are reporting that they are not open to the possibility of a long term relationship,

Do you date with the hope of finding a partner for a long term relationship?

so for those people, if they are dating, they know from the start that it will not become a LTR. I think the other 90% of us are open to the possibility but, absent unusual circumstances, we don't know where a first daye might lead us until we have spent some time with that partner.

[Fireguy17]

I was always hopeful that it would be long term/forever, but until you really get the know the person, not just the representative that you first meet, most everyone is on their best behavior, you aren't able to tell if it will be worth continuing the relationship, or you just know this isn't really going to go anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Some definitely go in seeing it as short term. Maby they just want sex with a bunch of different girls or more experience. Maby they don’t want to settle down and have to much of a bro mentality with their friends and treat women as disposable I don't know. But people definitely do it and it seems like a woman will instantly sleep with a man once he starts calling it a relationship. So he’s not banging a bunch of chicks he’s just into a lot of short term relationships 🤣

[exitseven]

If you meet somebody while you are on vacation of it you go to another city for a few weeks for a job you might meet somebody while realizing that soon you will be gone.

[smashleyy]

Any relationship that didn’t last longer than a year I’d consider short term

[Likes2drive]

I guess when you’re not going to be living in the area for long but want someone for the short time then it’s short term. I always go in with hopes of it being long term

[sheikalana]

To be this is a term used in a relationship that didn’t last long.

[TacosRAwesome]

You make them your boyfriend / girlfriend but break up less than a 6 months later.

[KrakenAttackin]

"Short -term" begins and ends behind the dumpster at the club where you met her.

[msc545]

LOL! Exactly right brother!

[KrakenAttackin]

@msc545 👍👍👍👍🍆🍆🍆

[Anonymous]

The term is only used after a relationship is short lived.

[rosemilk]

less than 6 months

[boobliker]

anythink less than a week

[msc545]

Less than an hour.

[Enginn]

They dont last long.

[Thestupidusername]

A useless one

[Anonymous]

5 minutes.

[askthis56]

I dont foresee