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coupledom

British

/ ˈkʌpəldəm /

noun

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

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Then an electric first date with a dreamy French guy led quickly to another and another, and we slid easily into a coupledom of cute texts, dinners out and exploring Los Angeles together.

From Los Angeles Times

An electric first date led quickly to another and another, and we slid easily into a coupledom of cute texts, dinners out and exploring Los Angeles together.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

But on “Radical Optimism,” all that’s at stake is coupledom: sizing up each other, testing the possibilities, envisioning permanence or — surprisingly graciously — letting go.

From New York Times

In the glare of celebrity coupledom, she broke up with the soccer player Gerard Piqué, her partner for 11 years and the father of her two sons, Milan and Sasha.

From New York Times

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