Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 6-7) - Relationship Styles

a marital arrangement where both partners agree to engage in extramarital romantic or sexual relationships

having no formal commitment

the practice of having a romantic or sexual relationship with only one partner at a time

someone who practices or believes in having a romantic or sexual relationship with only one partner at a time

the act of marrying one person while still legally married to another

someone who marries one person while still legally married to another

the practice of having multiple spouses simultaneously

(of a relationship) characterized by emotional closeness without romantic or sexual elements

someone who has multiple spouses simultaneously

the practice of, or desire for, intimate relationships with more than one partner, with the consent of all partners involved

a relationship or fling that occurs shortly after the end of a significant one, often to help cope with a breakup

a form of marriage in which a woman has more than one husband at the same time

a form of marriage in which a man has more than one wife at the same time