A domestic partnership is a legal of personal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a life together, but are not legally married to one another. However, in some states, they may be legally registered together as a union.
A domestic partnership can be used to describe a relationship between two individuals that share a domestic life together, living together, but are not legally married to one another. The term is used to describe both heterosexual and homosexual partnerships. Generally, the term is used most among homosexual partners.
