Prescriptive Relationship
prescriptive comes from prescribe: latin, praescribere =
1. to write at the beginning, dictate, order;
2. to lay down a rule : dictate;
3. to lay down as a guide, direction, or rule of action : ordain;
4. to specify with authority.
a prescriptive relationship, then, is a relationship in which a person or people create a set of rules governing the relationship before the people involved ever get into said relationship. these rules are often set up to define a relationship involving someone who is not even in existence yet and therefore cannot give his or her input into the relationship agreements.
by contrast, a descriptive relationship describes the relationship as it is at the time with input from all involved.
john and mary have a prescriptive relationship. even though john and mary haven’t met anyone they’re interested in yet, they have decided beforehand that anyone they date will be female, in love with them both equally, single, will live no more than 10 miles away, will not call john by the nickname “bunnylips”, will not eat with them at their favorite restaurant, and cannot ever listen to the song john and mary danced to at their wedding while john and/or mary are in the room with her. when they meet her, these rules are non-negotiable and she has no say in them.
Read Also:
- Ass wrangler (II)
noun – a man who engages in the act of attempting to round up either side of the s-x for a active night of s-xual escapades. formerly a deragatory term it can be used in a flattering sense. you see that dude their he’s an -ss wrangler.
- Clamato Soup
the act of separating the lips of a menstruating v-g-n-, bring about the clam. this is promptly followed by a good ole’ tonguin’ of the clam until c-m is formed to create a pinkish fluid, just like clam flavored tomato soup. be advised that some may be fishier then others. carl had himself some tasty […]
- Gallon Gluttony
a group of middle cl-ss and bored adolescents who smash gallons of juice, milk, and other fluids at local supermarkets for youtube stardom and for the purpose of a supposed prank. eric steinberg: hey man, my mom left me her bmw, so we can go to the metro and do some gallon gluttony. chad dawkins:oh […]
- Danny-joe
quite simply he’s lovely, kind and polite. and never smiles to make you laugh and smile. p.s. can sometimes but rarely get angry. oh and he’s an atheist. danny-joe: ha ha ha n-body knows what my job is. i don’t even know!
- veto
to summarily dismiss a suggestion of something to do/eat/listen to/etc. ususally used when the suggestion is distateful to the vetoer. yeah, i’m going to have to veto the britney spears. on halo when you dont like a map you veto or get rid of it team rockets on construct some little kid playing halo man […]