Intimate Partner is; a person with whom one has a close, personal, romantic relationship that can be characterized by the following but do not need involve all of these dimensions:
Emotional connectednessÂ
Regular contact
Ongoing physical contact and/or sexual behaviour
Identify as a couple
Familiarity and knowledge about each other's lives
The following are all included in the definition of intimate relationship:
Current or former dating couple
Common law or married couple
Those who have an intention of the relationship being ongoing
Short or long term relationships
When either party identifies as being in an intimate relationship
Relationships where intimacy extends beyond the scope of a platonic relationship (coworker or friends)
Relationships which are closely personal and extend beyond the scope of a strictly physical interaction (sex trade worker, casual sexual hook ups)