Social DynamicsDiagnosis
Situationship
sich-oo-AY-shun-shipnoun
What it means
A relationship with all of the obligations and none of the vocabulary.
What it actually means
We see each other constantly and you are still on the apps.
How it is used in a sentence
"We're not dating, it's more of a situationship."
Filed under
Social Dynamics — The unwritten rules we invented online and now enforce in public without irony.
Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.
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