situationship

[sich-oo-ey-shuhn-ship]

noun

Informal.

1. a romantic or sexual relationship that its participants have not defined, and which can also lack commitment or exclusivity.

   After two years of a messy situationship, she was looking for someone who wanted to settle down.

Word History and Origins

Origin of situationship¹

First recorded in 2005–10; situation ( def. ) + (relation)ship ( def. )

Example Sentences

But from its premiere in December 2021, the sequel to the popular HBO series was like a situationship viewers could never fully get a handle on.

From Los Angeles Times

In “All Over Me,” she’s exulting in the erotic thrill of a new situationship — “Take off your clothes / Unlock your door / ’Cause when I come over / You’re gonna get some” — while warning the guy not to get out over his skis as any kind of partner.

From Los Angeles Times

Each week, the podcast will see women discuss listeners' dating dilemmas, relationship revelations and "situationship" struggles.

From BBC

Over the course of the eight-episode season of “Overcompensating,” their freshman situationship quickly gets more and more complicated.

From Los Angeles Times

A patrol coordinator in their Jackson, Wyo., settlement, Jesse has an on again, off again relationship with Dina — “a situationship,” as Mazino calls it.

From Los Angeles Times