More of a relationship than “friends with benefits,” but not quite a relationship.
+(Some use this stage as a step towards being a couple. Others, stay in this stage to avoid commitment.)
+(Some use this stage as a step towards being a couple. Others, stay in this stage to avoid commitment.)
by MystikalMermaid March 26, 2023
Get the Situationshipmug. When you are deeply bonded with someone through passion that surpasses that of a close friendship. This can occur when your romance is temporary or permanently blocked from entering the realm of an actual relationship. It’s the space that surrounds the confusion of “What exactly are we?”
This zone can be filled with and or not limited to: strong feelings for one another, passionate conversations, a sense of not getting enough of the other person, love making, adventures that can last for days, phone calls that lasts for 6 hours but feels like 15 minutes, a feeling of butterflies when their name pops up on text message notifications, a feeling of wanting to learn more or understand things better that stems from their growing bond, not being able to stop thinking of the other, a deep sense of comfort and trust that one feels when they are thinking of and or are around the 2nd person.
This zone can be filled with and or not limited to: strong feelings for one another, passionate conversations, a sense of not getting enough of the other person, love making, adventures that can last for days, phone calls that lasts for 6 hours but feels like 15 minutes, a feeling of butterflies when their name pops up on text message notifications, a feeling of wanting to learn more or understand things better that stems from their growing bond, not being able to stop thinking of the other, a deep sense of comfort and trust that one feels when they are thinking of and or are around the 2nd person.
Gary and Em have been hanging out a lot lately and are confused about what exactly they are.. they can’t date currently, it’s safe to say for now they are in a situationship.
by shadow_romance February 19, 2025
Get the Situationshipmug. Lovers that deal in bad faith, often with one or both parties in distress from feelings of guilt or limerence
Autumn smothered James in love, and James was leading her on to avoid guilty feelings anticipated from ending their situationship
by Scentrik March 8, 2024
Get the Situationshipmug. Its not complicated, it's a situationship
by Crooklynn March 14, 2021
Get the Situationshipmug. Definition:
A complex, emotionally enmeshed connection between two people who used to date, kind of still do emotionally, but now insist they’re “just friends” while continuing to talk for hours, share intimate life details, flirt occasionally, and confuse everyone in their lives including themselves.
Origin:
Usually evolves after a romantic breakup that failed to properly detach due to leftover fondness, emotional codependency, or an unwillingness to lose access to the only person who truly gets your weird jokes and trauma responses.
A complex, emotionally enmeshed connection between two people who used to date, kind of still do emotionally, but now insist they’re “just friends” while continuing to talk for hours, share intimate life details, flirt occasionally, and confuse everyone in their lives including themselves.
Origin:
Usually evolves after a romantic breakup that failed to properly detach due to leftover fondness, emotional codependency, or an unwillingness to lose access to the only person who truly gets your weird jokes and trauma responses.
- “He’s not my boyfriend—he’s my non-romantic situationship. We only talk every day, share pet custody, and make each other jealous. Totally casual.”
by BeHumanOutLoud May 13, 2025
Get the Non-romantic situationshipmug. A situationship is a romantic or sexual relationship that lacks clear labels or commitment. It’s more than a friendship but not quite a defined relationship. People in a situationship may share emotional intimacy, spend time together, and even act like a couple, but without the expectations or stability of a traditional relationship.
Situationships often arise when one or both people are unsure about commitment, want to keep things casual, or avoid defining the relationship. While they can work for some, they can also lead to confusion or frustration if one person wants more clarity or commitment than the other.
Situationships often arise when one or both people are unsure about commitment, want to keep things casual, or avoid defining the relationship. While they can work for some, they can also lead to confusion or frustration if one person wants more clarity or commitment than the other.
by Tacoman941 February 14, 2025
Get the Situationshipmug. An arrangement in which both parties are distressed and acting through deep avoidant or anxious attachment styles in bad faith, and provoking abandonment trauma as well as feelings of guilt or limerence
by Scentrik March 8, 2024
Get the Situationshipmug.