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coupledom

British  
/ ˈkʌpəldəm /

noun

  1. the state of living as a couple, esp when regarded as being interested in each other to the exclusion of the outside world

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It’s a more optimistic take on Colin and Ray’s coupledom than was in the book that inspired the script, Adam Mars-Jones’ 2020 novella “Box Hill,” which was subtitled “A Story of Low Self-Esteem.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2026

Stacey and Jon had now been together longer than we were, yet I still struggled with their coupledom.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2025

Jenna Jones had it all: a fabulous career at a fashion magazine, power coupledom with a handsome man named Brian — their combined heat had even melted them into one headline-ready portmanteau entity, Brijenna.

From New York Times Jun. 23, 2023

Lestat remains white, which makes their coupledom interracial.

From New York Times Sep. 30, 2022

But Violet and I literally ran into the depressing, irrefutable PG-rated evidence of Phil’s and Lisa’s still-kissing coupledom.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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