Chris, > But out of curiosity, can a friendship be a relationship, > or do I have a relationship with a friend? What about > long-term dating with or without sexual entanglement? Yes, yes, yes, yes. > As a person who defines myself as polyamorous, I'm > always hard-pressed to "define" my relationships with > others. Are we boyfriend/girlfriend? Lovers? Dating? > Casual "friends with fun-stuff on the side"? I think that the term you are looking for is 'umfriend' As in: 'So who is this?' 'X? Oh, X is my um... friend.' David