on-again, off-again
adjective
: existing briefly and in an intermittent unpredictable way
on-again, off-again fads
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The series followed her through the aftermath of a divorce and an on-again, off-again relationship with Dakota Mortensen, all of which is frowned upon by the Mormon church.
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The news comes in the wake of the controversy surrounding Mortensen's on-again, off-again relationship with Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
The news, which Variety was first to report, is the latest fallout surrounding Mortensen and Paul following reports that the on-again, off-again couple are involved in an open domestic violence investigation.
—Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Miller joined the show’s fifth season in 2021 and Wilson arrived two years later in season eight, where their on-again, off-again relationship promptly began.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
Kelso and Jackie were in an on-again, off-again relationship throughout the series.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Mar. 2026
Mortensen is currently at the center of the controversy involving his on-again, off-again partner Taylor Frankie Paul, who was set to star as The Bachelorette before a video of the Mormon wife throwing metal stools at Mortensen, in the presence of her daughter, was leaked online.
—Peter White, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Teddy entered in season six, beginning an endless on-again, off-again cycle.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Bravo currently stars in Netflix’s Emily in Paris as Gabriel, a talented chef in a complicated on-again, off-again romance with Lily Collins’s Emily.
—Adrienne Westenfeld, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The news comes in the wake of the controversy surrounding Mortensen's on-again, off-again relationship with Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
The news, which Variety was first to report, is the latest fallout surrounding Mortensen and Paul following reports that the on-again, off-again couple are involved in an open domestic violence investigation.
—Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Miller joined the show’s fifth season in 2021 and Wilson arrived two years later in season eight, where their on-again, off-again relationship promptly began.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
Kelso and Jackie were in an on-again, off-again relationship throughout the series.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Mar. 2026
Mortensen is currently at the center of the controversy involving his on-again, off-again partner Taylor Frankie Paul, who was set to star as The Bachelorette before a video of the Mormon wife throwing metal stools at Mortensen, in the presence of her daughter, was leaked online.
—Peter White, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Teddy entered in season six, beginning an endless on-again, off-again cycle.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Bravo currently stars in Netflix’s Emily in Paris as Gabriel, a talented chef in a complicated on-again, off-again romance with Lily Collins’s Emily.
—Adrienne Westenfeld, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
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