When your relationship is falling apart, and you don't know if you want to break up, so you and your partner go on a break. Stuck in the realms of the relationship. (Works with shady friends too)
"Listen, you yell at me again, I'm gonna send you to purgatory."
"Why are you texting me? I told you I need my space from you. This is not what a purgatory boyfriend is supposed to do. Bye, Satan."
"I really don't know what he doesn't understand...I'm glad he's my purgatory boyfriend right now. This relationship is too much right now."