From friend + -mance.
friendmance (plural friendmances)
- (Dragon Age fandom slang) A romance with a character with whom the player has a friendly relationship in Dragon Age II.
- Antonym: rivalmance
2018 October 20, Kiralai, Reddit[1]:Fenris friendmance (especially with a mage Hawke) for heals and feels.
2019 July 13, DreamsTyme, Reddit[2]:I really want to rivalmance Anders but honestly I love his friendmance so much I can’t do it
2022 September 1, MelloGlory, Reddit[3]:I feel like most people prefer the friendmances (especially for Fenris) but the rival paths are so interesting!
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:friendmance.
friendmance (third-person singular simple present friendmances, present participle friendmancing, simple past and past participle friendmanced)
- (Dragon Age fandom slang) To romance a character in this manner in Dragon Age II.
- Antonym: rivalmance
2015 December 28, [deleted user account], Reddit[4]:In my peronal[sic] opinion, Anders and Merrill are for friendmancing only, unless you want to truly, deeply hurt and bully them.
2022 October 10, lalaquen, Reddit[5]:Friendmancing Fenris as a pro-Mage Hawke is another favourite. I really love the growth you see in him throughout.
2022 July 12, LadyNorbert, Reddit[6]:If female Hawke friendmances Sebastian, he will suggest a chaste marriage with her taking vows as a Chantry sister.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:friendmance.
