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Tornquist 

/ˈtôrn·kwist/, noun, A person who prevents or otherwise derails interesting conversation using loud, inane, unnecessary and incessant banter. Polite participants to a conversation have no defense within the bounds of propriety and must simply endure.
"Tell me about your weekend before that guy gets here. He's such a Tornquist that we won't get a chance to talk."
Tornquist by VancouverHoover December 8, 2017
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Thornistic relationship

Noun
A way to describe toxicity in which both parties mutually benefit while still being harmed. A double sided parasitic relationship.
Though the relationship could be considered toxic my ex and I had a thornistic relationship so it ended on good terms.