Amatonormativity
Amatonormativity is a classification of societal assumptions that everyone prospers with an exclusive romantic relationship. Arizona State University professor of philosophy Elizabeth Brake coined a term to capture societal assumptions approximately romance. Brake wanted to describe a pressure she received by numerous to prioritize marriage in her own life when she did not want to. Amatonormativity extends beyond social pressures for marriage to increase general pressures involving romance.