A romantic relationship, often
short in nature, engaged in by one or both parties as a means of distracting one from ones own life content be that the positive or negative aspects, for example their goals, or success, or issues, or problems, or
projects etc.
As a distraction to the individuals
personal life, it is often short lived and half-arsed, lacking the drive and attention needed to sustain a meaningful relationship.
"Hey
Edward hows things been going? Gotten up to much since I
saw you last?"
"Well I
just finished a distractionship last month that I was in to avoid working on my novel because I'm afraid of my own success. Other than that, not much."