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clarity.specify (in Relationships)

romances (clarity_specify or romance__clarity_specify)
	All Rs		Female		Male
	4236	95.75%	3124	95.48%	1103	96.50%
-->WE<-- knew, intuitively	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
a friend asked him in front of me	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
A friend initiated a talk that made us decide we were exclusive	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
A friend of mine asked my partner if we were a couple. He didn't know how to ans	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
A hookup turned into a romantic relationship making us a couple for 3 years	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
A kiss	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
A mix of the first and fourth choice	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
after had sexual intercourse	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
After the first kiss. It is in the Albanian culture that after you kiss are toge	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
after we started spending more time together it just became offical i didnt thin	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
All of the above	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
and I said "no" we are not. YOu have not asked me yet.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
ask me out	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Asked her to be my girl	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
Asked me out	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
asked me out one night to make it exclusive	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Asked me to be her gf	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
asked me to be his girlfriend	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
ASKED ME TO BE HIS GIRLFRIEND	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Asked me to be his girlfriend right away	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Asked me to be his girlfriend.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
Asked other person through a note if they wanted to "Go out." Non-exclusive rela	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Asked to introduce me as his girlfriend	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
at first it was plain, just like bf/gf relationship. But after all the hardships	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Became apparent for both of us shortly after (without needing to talk). About a	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Because of the situation, we have never used the word boy/girlfriend, but have b	2	0.05%	2	0.06%	0	0.00%
both agreed at same time	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Both have come to the idea of relationship at the same time	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
both initiated	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Both initiated	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
both initiated a talk and said well we have been together for a while	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
both initiated it	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
Both initiated it	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
both talked about it	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
Bother initiated the talk	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
But we pretty much knew before that anyway.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Changed our "facebook" status to: "In a relationship" with "Me/Him"	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
divorce final	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
don't recall, we've been married for 3.5 years, together for 7 years	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
don't remember	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
dont remember	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
During an argument/appology	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
facebook	2	0.05%	1	0.03%	1	0.09%
facebook official	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
Facebook status change	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
facebook status.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
First kiss	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
first kiss entailed a discussion of the next,and our relationship to follow... w	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
For his birthday I gave him a heart key that meant I finally accepted his wooing	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Formal courtship	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Friends and family just told us we are so we should be...	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Friends first, so if we were going to cross a line we knew it would be boyfriend	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
had sex, talked about it, kinda just happen	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me out on facebook	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He "asked me out" which meant exclusive relationship in high school	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He aked me to be his girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He and I had a talk about what it was we wanted/expect in a relationship before	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
HE ASK ME	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he ask me to be his girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
HE ASKED AND I SAID YES	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked for my father's permission	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he asked if he can call me his girlfriend	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He asked If I'd be his girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked if this meant I was his girlfriend now	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he asked me	2	0.05%	2	0.06%	0	0.00%
He asked me	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
HE ASKED ME	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me "will you be my girlfriend"	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me and i said yes	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he asked me formally	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me if I wanted to be his girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me if I wanted to be his girlfriend. we followed my answer with a discu	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He asked me if I wanted to date him.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me if I wanted to take it to the next level, which is become boyfriend/girlfriend.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me if I will date him, and I sad yes	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me if I would be his GF	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he asked me if I would be his girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me in a letter	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he asked me in a text message	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me many many times. I did not feel emotionally ready. We were even shar	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he asked me out	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He asked me out	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me out and I said yes	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me out i said yes	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He asked me out in a piece of paper	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He asked me out, I said yes	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He asked me out.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he asked me to be	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me to be	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he asked me to be his g/f	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me to be his g/f	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he asked me to be his girl	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me to be his girlfiend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me to be his girlfriend	2	0.05%	2	0.06%	0	0.00%
He asked me to be his girlfriend	10	0.23%	10	0.31%	0	0.00%
He asked me to be his Girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
HE ASKED ME TO BE HIS GIRLFRIEND	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me to be his girlfriend and i accepted	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me to be his girlfriend, and I agreed	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me to be his girlfriend!	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me to be his girlfriend.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He asked me to be his girlfriend.	4	0.09%	4	0.12%	0	0.00%
He asked me to be his Girlfriend.	2	0.05%	2	0.06%	0	0.00%
He asked me to be in a relationship on facebook	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he asked me to become his girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me to go out with him	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me to go out with him	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me to go out with him and be in a relationship	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me to officially be his	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked me what I was looking for and I didn't really want a boyfriend at the t	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he asked me: Will you be my girlfriend?	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked me.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He asked my parents' permission and proceeded to ask me to become exclusive.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked to be his girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked to be my girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked to date me	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he asked to kiss me	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He asked, i said yes	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He asked: "Do you wan to be my girlfiriend?"	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he bought me tickets	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He broke up with his current girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he brought me three single roses to my house and they all stood for something he	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He confessed his feelings and asked me to be a girlfriend.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He confessed his love	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He decided	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he filled out an application	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He formally asked me to be his girlfriend.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he gave me a ring	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He got down on one knee and asked me to be his girlfriend in front of all his fr	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he had asked me before and really wanted to be in a relationship but i was just	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He had initiated many talks about becoming exclusive, but I initiated the talk w	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He had to choose between me and his ex-girlfriend who wanted him back. He chose	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He is my psuedo-boyfriend right now.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He just asked me to be his girlfriend and I liked him, so then it was official.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He just simply asked me out	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he just told me that he wasn't going to see anyone else while we were together	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He kept asking me to be his girlfriend and I finally decided to give it a shot.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He kissed me	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He kissed me and that was that	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He kissed me, we talked, and I sort of knew, but I also asked to make sure.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He made it clear that he did not want to hook up with me, he wanted a relationsh	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He made it official on Facebook	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He never made it exclusive	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He said "I love you"	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he said "i love you" i said "i love you" then next day was asked "are you my gii	2	0.05%	2	0.06%	0	0.00%
He said I love you when we were having sex	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He said something about his "girlfriend" and I asked if he was refering to me. H	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He said that he likes me and wants to be a boyfriend.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he said to forget about my last break up and to remember him.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He suprised me with a scavenger hut then asked me out at the end.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he talked to my dad and then asked me to be his girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He told me he considered me his girlfriend	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
He told me he had a conversation with our friend about asking me "out"	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he told me he loved me	2	0.05%	2	0.06%	0	0.00%
He told me he loved me	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He told me if i wanted to be his girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
he was commitment phobic so we claimed it wasn't exclusive even though it was	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
he was extremly unhappy that i had "cheated on him" (we were not exclusive!) so after a huge argument he decided he wanted to be my boyfriend.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
He wrote me a poem asking me to be his girlfriend	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
his friends referring to me as his girlfriend	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
HOOKED UP, BABY, MOVED IN BEEN TOGETHER FOR 7 YEARS NOW	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I agreed to go out with her after weeks of denying due to fear of first relation	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I always refused the term "girlfriend", but we were decided to be exclusive beca	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
i announced it, and he agreed	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
i asked	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
I asked for the talk, she rejected, I asked for the talk, she rejected, she aske	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
I asked her if she wanted to be my girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
i asked her officially	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
i asked her out	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I asked her out and she said yes	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I ASKED HER OUT AT CANDELAS ON THE BAY IN CORONADO, CA WHERE WE AGREED TO BE WITH EACH OTHER FOR THE REST OF OUR BEAUTIFUL LIVES	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
I asked her out over facebook.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I asked her out.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I asked her to be my girlfriend	3	0.07%	1	0.03%	2	0.17%
I asked her to move in.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I asked her with a poem.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I asked him if he was going to see anyone else.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I asked him out	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
i asked his coworker to tell him that his girlfiend was here. we felt it but had	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I asked if he was going to ask me out or not. He asked me out.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I asked so are we boyfriend/girlfriend now and he said I thought we already were	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
i asked when we going to be bf gf and he said when i first kissed u	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I asked, she accepted	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I broke up with my previous boyfriend.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
I brought it up and three months later he agreed	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
i can't remeber clearly because it was long ago. i believe we both discussed it	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I can't remember who initiated this discussion, but it must have happened.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I cheated on my ex	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I decided he was my boyfriend, but he did not consider me to be his girlfriend f	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I don't really know.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I don't remember	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I don't specifically recall	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
i dont remember	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I end up pregos	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I finally said yes to him, when he asked me out for the fourth time.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I got tired of saying we were just "cohorts"; I realized it was finally time to	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I had to get it out of him to tell me how he felt about me.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
i iniated holding his hand then he asked me out.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I iniated the talk but then she changed the subject. A few days later she iniate	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I initiated a talk, but I didnt know thats what we had decided on until i heard	2	0.05%	0	0.00%	2	0.17%
I just knew i wanted to be with only her	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I kept mentioning how I don't like that we're not official because he was my fir	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I kissed him	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
I knew. And hearing him say it was only a confirmation.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I made him say it.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I moved in his apartment	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
i proposed	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
I realized I didn't want to date anyone else	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I refered to him as my boyfriend to my friend and he overheard and we had a talk	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
I referred to her as my girlfriend in public.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I referred to him as my "boyfriend" in front of him	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
I referred to him as my boyfriend. He agreed,still does.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
I said I was only seeing him and not other men	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
I sort of knew but I asked if I can change my relationship status on Facebook an	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
I sort of knew, and then he started calling me his girlfriend, and I then starte	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
I stopped having sexual encounters with my ex and decided to be exclusive with t	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
i texted him. he said yes.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I told her we were dating	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
i told him i would leave my boyfriend at the time for him	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
i told him that we would be a couple when he gave me my first kiss	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I told him to ask me out again	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
I told him to ask me out officially after we met for the first time. From then on it was official but we were in love a few weeks before that.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I was asked to be his girlfriend	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
i was referred to as her boyfriend by a mutual friend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
I'm not sure	2	0.05%	2	0.06%	0	0.00%
I'm still not sure.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
If there is a minute when you doubt exclusivity or doubt that it is meant to be	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
im not sure if we were	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
In Mexico you have to ask her if she wants to be your girlfriend	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
Intruduction to the family	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
It evolved over time, after varying levels of thorough research.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
It just came up and we decided mutually to make i exclusive.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
It just came up in conversation	2	0.05%	2	0.06%	0	0.00%
It just grew into an exclusive relationship somehow.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
it just happened	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
it just happened, a mutual understanding	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
it was a long distance development of a relationship over the phone so it was im	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
It was basically like we were but she wanted me to ask, so i just flat out asked	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
It was clear on various levels	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
it was known but we talked about it	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
It was love at first sight	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
It was never specifically stated	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
it was not clear	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
It was not exclusive	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
it was on again off again	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
It was sometimes exclusive and sometimes not, but we decided we were in a relati	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
It was the first time we ever kissed and after he referred to me as his girlfrie	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
it was understood	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
It was understood between us both that we were official	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
it's not really clear still	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
It's really all of the above	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
just acted that way	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
Just decided to be a couple	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
just happened, and we both just knew	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Just sort of happened	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
kind of all of the above, all at once.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
kissed	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
love at first site	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Me: "What do you say we get together and call ourselves an institute?"	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
melted into a relationship	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
met parents and heard him referring to me as his girl. Later asked him if I was	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
mutual	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
mutual agreement	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Mutual agreement	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Mutual Agreement	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
mutual consent	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Mutual consent	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
mutual conversation	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
Mutual conversation	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
mutual decision	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Mutual decision	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Mutually admitted that our friendship had become more	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
mutually decided	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Mutually spoke	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
my boyfriend asked me out	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
my girlfriend initiated the talk between us	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
my mother asked and we agreed that we were exclusive	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
N/A	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
neither of us really call it "boyfriend/girlfriend," we just kind of know what i	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
Never was technically the significant other	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
not an exclusive relationship	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Not really declard girlfriend boyfriend	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
not really yet	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
not sure, the bitch was as indecisive and passive aggressive as can be	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
now when we talk about it we say "when we were boyfriend/girlfriend"	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
Officially asked me out	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
One night he said, "So I told my mom we are dating today" and I said, "Oh...alri	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
one of us iniated the conversation but i am unsure of which one	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Open relationship	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
our first kiss	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
our friend cornered him and asked him what our deal was	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
our friends kept asking us if we were together, so we just decided then and ther	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
our friends said we were	2	0.05%	2	0.06%	0	0.00%
Over many conversations initiated by both	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
parents referred to me as girlfriend and he did not disagree or correct them	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
proposal	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
proposed marriage	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
relatonship pending	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
ri	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
sexual intercourse	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
she asked me to be her girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
She asked me to be her girlfriend	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
she left her boyfriend at the time	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
she made me say it	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
She moved into my apartment	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
She questioned me in the middle of intercourse.	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
she thought we were but really we werent	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
She threatened to stop messing with me and that was not what I wanted and I real	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
signified by our first kiss	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
since we were in high school we just became boyfriend/girlfriend there was no re	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
slept together every night for like a month	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
someone asked us, we decided then	2	0.05%	0	0.00%	2	0.17%
Someone asked, she said yes, and it was so.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
something changed between us and we talked about it to make sure we were on the	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
still havent had that talk.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
still not exclusive, long term, long distance- we figured it out...	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
The exclusivity talk just came up. Very quickly, in fact. We both sort of brou	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
the first day we started talking	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
they arent	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
They heard me referring to them as "boyfriend" and said they didn't mind me call	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
through a friend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
through facebook	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
through proposition	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
unofficial/ open relationship	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
verbal agreement	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
very long story	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Was not exclusive	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We "hooked up"	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We agreed mutually through discussion	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We are in an exclusive relationship, but avoid referring to one another as "boyf	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we are not in an exclusive relationship. we are in an open relationship.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we are not.	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
We assumed it was exclusive. Because we are the type of people who prefer to be with one person at a time.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we both agreed on the terms of the relationship	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both agreed that we wanted to be in an exclusive relationship	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we both agreed to be monogomous	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both brought up the talk	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we both came to terms	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both came to the conclusion in a conversation after intense physical contact	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we both decided	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We both decided to talk about our relationship	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We both fell in love.. it was a mutual feeling.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we both had a discussion	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both had a talk where we both wanted to be in a relationship together	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
We both iniated a talk where we decided it was an exclusive relationship	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we both initiated a talk	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both initiated a talk and decided on an exlusive relationship	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both initiated a talk in which we decided that it was an exclusive relationsh	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both initiated a talk.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we both initiated a talk/ mutually knew	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We both initiated in a talk in which we decided that it was an exclusive relatio	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we both initiated talk	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We BOTH initiated the talk in which we decided that it was an exclusive relation	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both initiated the talk the first time we kissed	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both initiated the talk, it was mutual.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We both just knew	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
We both kinda knew, but I did still talk with her about it to make sure we were	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we both knew	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both knew	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both knew and he asked me to be his "girlfriend"	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both knew, it was mutual	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both made it clear to eachother after I had spent the night sleeping on the f	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
we both mutually decided one day	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We both only date one person at a time	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both respectivley talked about it and decided it was what we wanted	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We both sort of initiated a talk in which we decided that it was an exclusive re	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we both sort of knew and begain talking about it which ended in our agreement to	2	0.05%	2	0.06%	0	0.00%
We both started referring to each other as "boyfriend" and "girlfriend"	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we both started the talk	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we both talked about it	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We both talked about it	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we both talked about it and decided	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We both talked about it.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we both talked about iy	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we both talked and decided we were a couple	2	0.05%	0	0.00%	2	0.17%
We both talked to eachother about it	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We changed our Facebook relationship statuses.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we decided	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We decided that we want to be with eachother. We got angaged and now we're marri	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we decided together	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We decided together	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We decided together that it was an exclusive relationship	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we decided we both felt the same way about each other	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We discussed how we were both in love with each other.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We discussed our relationship and the labeling of it	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We don't like titles but we talked decided to be exclusive.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We fell in love so he moved here from Australia.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we finally had sex and became exclusive	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We finished hooking up, and she asked me if I wanted to date her	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we first kept in on the down low, and then eventually just started referring to	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We fooled around a little, and later that day mutually decided that we were in a	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We got engaged	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we got into an arguement because i was still seeing other people, and he assumed	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We had a conversation after hooking up in which we decided to start dating--we d	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We had a long power struggle before he decided he was comfortable declaring me a	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we had a mutual discussion about it	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We had been going on proto-dates for a while previous, and when we decided we we	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We had been in a relationship previously that had ended and we were getting back	2	0.05%	0	0.00%	2	0.17%
We had dated exclusively for months but did not call it going out until he "init	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We had several exchanges discussing our respective feelings	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we had sex	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We had talked about wanting to be together before, but she was in another relati	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we had the talk and decided not to be exclusive	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We hooked up and afterwards knew we were in a relationship	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
we hooked up for awhile until we both decided we were ready for an exclusive rel	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
we hung out and then he asked me out	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We initiated a talk in which we decided that it was an exclusive relationship	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we initiated a talk regarding an exclusive relationship	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
we initiated talks in which we decided to be together in a non-exclusive relatio	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We initiated the "talk"	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we just decided together at the same time	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we just ended up talking about it	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
We just kind of knew and then had a talk about it	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
we kissed	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We Kissed	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we kissed and then we both made it official	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We kissed for the first time	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
We kissed, talked about what happened, and then i asked her out.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we knew	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We knew from the moment we first kissed	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We mutually agreed that we wanted to declare a relationship.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We mutually decided	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We sort of knew, but someone asked if we were, and we both said yes.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we stopped seeing others after hooking up	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we talked about it	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We talked about it	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we talked about it but I am unsure who first intiated the conversation	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we talked about it. Also it was a non-exclusive, open relationship. Your questio	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we talked about our "relationship" but never directly specified that we were exl	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We talked all during our dating and hooking up about what the "rules" were and h	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we talked and made it official	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We talked to each other about it on a daily basis. We really wanted to be an exc	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We went on a trip together	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we were always close so we though it would be right	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we were always together, so it just became known socially that we were together	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we were asked together by a friend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we were decitful for somtime so i think maybe a 6mo to a yr after we meet!	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we were engaged to be married	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we were exclusive almost from the begining and we eventually talked about it to	1	0.02%	0	0.00%	1	0.09%
we were exclusive from day one and then become a couple later in a romantic gesture	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
we were in love	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
We were kissing, holding hands...	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We were never "Exclusive", but we were supposed to not be able to date other peo	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We were never exculsive (sad, I know!)	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We were not boyfriend/girlfriend. These questions leave out other possibilities of not being a legitimate couple of bf/gf relationship type. What is considered romantic by me is different than what is offered on this survey.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We were not declared bf/gf	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
We were not in an exclusive relationship.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we were on the same page from the get-go abt physical intimacy meaning exclusivi	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we werent boyfriend/girlfriend	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we werent officially going out, just together for a long time	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
we're not exclusive	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
went to a winter ball and everyone was asking if thats "him"	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
when he said i love you	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
when he told me he loved me	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
When he told me he loved me	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
When I flipped my father's lucky coin	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
When I realized a kiss meant more to him than I thought and we became a couple.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
When we first kissed.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
When we first Kissed.	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
When we started dating I already had a boyfriend. He(my current boyfriend)asked	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
When you have an argument regarding somewhat else	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
which was confirmed by a talk that I initiated	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
While living in Califorina, I bought plane tickets to come visit him in Chicago.	1	0.02%	1	0.03%	0	0.00%
Missing	0 (0.00%)	–	0 (0.00%)	–	0 (0.00%)	–
Total	4424	100%	3272	100%	1143	100%

These tables reflect only undergraduates attending 4-year colleges who are of normative age -- 18, 19, 20, 21, or 22, +/- 1, for freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, respectively.