The changing status of relationships


How do you understand relationships? The” language” of relationship have change from the halls of Oxford English to the streets of a global world.

Oxford definition of relationship:



Noun
The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.
The state of being connected by blood or marriage.
Synonyms

relation - connection - connexion - kinship - affinity

 
Urban dictionary: Relationship
A legal form of prostitution where a female collects money, cars, and other valuable things in exchange for sex.

And we wonder why divorce rates have risen. How do you view relationship? Does your view influence your choice of Oxford or Urban relationships?

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