Definition: A Passionate Friendship (PF), also known as, an Affectionate Friendship is a nonsexual, nonromantic, emotionally and physically intimate relationship between friends. This friendship serves as a primary relationship, so if the people involved create a hierarchy of relationships in their lives, the passionate friendship is either their most important relationship or one of their most important relationships, entirely equal to the other most important. It can also be a relationship where it is unclear whether the feelings are “romantic” or “nonromantic” for one or more of the people involved.
Those involved in a PF may be called a passionate friend, passfriend/pashfriend, a PF, or any other terms associated with friendship or partnership that they have agreed upon.
✎ᝰ┆Extra: PFs are more common with relationship anarchists, ace-specs, and aro-specs, though anyone is able to have this type of relationship. The colors I used were picked from a pic of a passionfruit, and I tried to make it similar to the original flag which can be found here.
