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'''QueerplætonicQueerplatonic relætionshiprelationship''', ælsoalso called æa '''quæsiplatonicquasiplatonic relætionshiprelationship''', '''quirkyplætonicquirkyplatonic relætionshiprelationship''', or '''qplætonicqplatonic relætionshiprelationship''' (æbbreviatedabbreviated '''QPR'''), is ænan umbrella term for ænyany relætionshiprelationship that bends the rules for telling æpærtapart romænticromantic relætionshipsrelationships from non-romænticromantic relætionshipsrelationships.<ref>shades-of-grayro on Tumblr: [https://shades-of-grayro.tumblr.com/post/190216590460/queerplatonic-relationships-an-introduction-image Queerplatonic Relationships: An Introduction]</ref>[[File:Queerplatonic alt.png|thumb|220x220px|Another common queerplatonic flag.]]In some societies, hærdhard lines æreare dræwndrawn between æppropriæteappropriate behavior for a romænceromance compæredcompared to æa friendship. For exæmpleexample, culturælcultural norms might sæysay that romænticromantic pærtnerspartners æreare more physicællyphysically æffectionateaffectionate or more emotionællyemotionally close thænthan friends æreare, æsas well æsas more likely to partner in major life æctivitiesactivities such æsas buying æa house or ræisingraising æa child together.
Wherever those lines are blurred, that relationship can be called queerplatonic. For example, queerplatonic relationships can include friendships and ambiguously-romantic relationships that go beyond friendship norms in emotional intensity, physical affection, or other areas. Some queerplatonic partners also live together or get married. Queerplatonic relationships can look different for everyone, depending on what the people involved are comfortable with.
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