This is not how this expression is used 00:37 Sep 26, 2020
"Relationship goals" is a very common expression in modern English and is heard quite frequently in discussions about dating. The meaning is very simple and can be gleaned by looking at a good number of examples. Allow me to make up a few:
1. "When I was a freshman, my relationship goals were wild and dishonorable. I just wanted to mate with every girl on campus."
2. "When I was a sophomore, my relationship goals were utilitarian. I just wanted a girlfriend who could help me with my calculus homework."
3. "In my junior year, my relationship goals were very modest. I just wanted to date a decent girl who didn't mind my acne."
4. "It seems to me that your relationship goals are contradictory. You want someone who is committed to monogamy, but you are not committed yourself."
I hope these examples illustrate the meaning of the phrase clearly, and I also hope that you can see that the way the phrase is used in your test is different from common usage. I honestly cannot tell what it means in that sentence. If the writer meant to say that these two parents represented some sort of an ideal (a "goal" to pursue), the writer certainly chose the wrong phrase to express that notion. |