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[[File:Relationship anarchy.png|thumb|220x220px|The relationship anarchy flag
[[File:RA black corner.png|thumb|220x220px|Alternative RA flag]]
'''Relationship Anarchy''' (abbreviated '''RA''') is the belief that relationships should not be bound by set rules, aside from the rules the people involved mutually agree upon. It is based on the rejection of the traditional power structure that is the norm in our society. Relationship anarchists say that there does not need to be a formal distinction between different types of relationships (platonic, romantic, etc.) Instead, they look at each relationship individually. Relationship anarchists do not feel a need to categorizing relationships according to societal norms such as "just friends", "in a relationship", "in an open relationship", or other traditional/stereotypical relationships.▼
[[File:Heart - Relationship Anarchy.png|thumb|RA symbol]]
▲'''Relationship Anarchy''' (abbreviated '''RA''') is the belief that relationships should not be bound by set rules, aside from the rules the
Relationship anarchy is related to things such as [[polyamory]]
For these reasons relationship anarchy is also popular within the [[asexual]] and [[aromantic]] communities, particularly [[nonamorous]] aromantics, or aromantics
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[[File:Relationship anarchist.png|thumb|220x220px|Another Alternative RA Flag]]
The term relationship anarchy was coined by Andi Nordgren, through discussion on a blog they ran during the early 2000s<ref>https://thethinkingasexual.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/relationship-anarchy-basics/</ref>. Andi also discusses relationship anarchy in Deborah Anapol’s book in 2010<ref>Anapol, Deborah
[[File:Relationship anarchist 1.png|thumb|220x220px|Original Flag with the Alternative Symbol]]
[[File:Relationship anarchist 2.png|thumb|No Black Outline]]
[[File:Relationship anarchist 3.png|thumb|Another Alternative RA Flag]]
[[File:RA Symbol.png|thumb|Alternative RA symbol]]Relationship anarchy is the topic discussed in the bachelor theses of both Jacob Strandell<ref>https://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/search/publication/1976250</ref> and Ida Midnattssol<ref>http://umu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A611909&dswid=4420</ref>, two Swedish sociologists. It was also discussed by Senior Open University lecturer Dr Meg-John Barker in a presentation in 2013<ref>https://prezi.com/gctn6wf3bmsb/rewriting-the-rules-of-relationships/</ref>.▼
▲Relationship anarchy is the topic discussed in the bachelor theses of both Jacob Strandell<ref>https://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/search/publication/1976250</ref> and Ida Midnattssol<ref>http://umu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A611909&dswid=4420</ref>, two Swedish sociologists. It was also discussed by Senior Open University lecturer Dr Meg-John Barker in a presentation in 2013<ref>https://prezi.com/gctn6wf3bmsb/rewriting-the-rules-of-relationships/</ref>.
▲== Flag ==
The flag uses blue, red, black, and yellow, the same colors as the polyamory flag, but muted. The pi symbol is replaced by the relationship anarchy symbol; a heart with the anarchy A cut out of it.
An modified version of the RA flag was created by Fandom user VoidwyrmGaming. It has a a black corner similar to other anarchist flags.
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▲== Resources ==
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