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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

Instead of relaxing in her golden cage and allowing her husband to parade her around the world in order to keep up the façade of their devoted coupledom, she's stepping out of his shadow.

From Salon Oct. 15, 2023

Lestat remains white, which makes their coupledom interracial.

From New York Times Sep. 30, 2022

By the end of senior year, he was finally single, and our friendship evolved into full-fledged coupledom.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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