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Boston marriage, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, was an arrangement in which two women lived together, independent of any man’s support. These relationships were not necessarily sexual; the existence of platonic Boston marriages was used to quell fears of lesbianism after the loss of men in World War I. Today, the term sometimes describes two women living together without a sexual relationship. Such a relationship may involve intimacy and commitment without sexuality.
further reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_marriage
