Relationship and Standard

Relationship

Relationship noun - The fact or state of having something in common.

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Standard and relationship are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead a noun "Relationship".

Standard noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.

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Relationship and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Relationship" instead a noun "Standard".

old	old relationship	old standard
good	good relationship	good standard
better	better relationship	better standard
normal	normal relationship	normal standard
Other adjectives: current, open, actual, great, main, sexual, personal, new, former, strange, different, previous.

When the character is in a relationship, it can apply to both genders—although if sex follows, expect a double standard.

Source: But I Would Really Enjoy It
The standard feeder is a Fragile Speedster Cannon Fodder with whom you'll share a love-hate relationship, because one intense firefight will leave you with an armory's worth of ammo and supplies.

Source: Demonic Spiders / Survival Horror
This trope has been zigzagged a lot with regards to the Doctor and Clara Oswald (Word of God, specifically Peter Capaldi, is that their relationship was a romance, just not a standard one).

Source: Time Travel Romance

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