A status bestowed from one individual upon another exemplifying satisfaction anticipated from maintaining a relationship with that individual. This evaluation is highly subjective and typically reflects a great deal of personal preference. However, this term is usually used in situations where the relationship is not exclusively sexual (i.e., it is not used to describe a fuck buddy). In other words, this is the description used for a person that you (and your friends, generally) deem worthy to be in a relationship with. Usually it insinuates a certain level of commitment, a certain level of attractiveness, a certain amount of financial stability, and obvious good looks. Another name for this might be ‘The Whole Package’ or ‘Good on Paper’. Of course, Good on Paper is often used as a term to refer to those who sound awesome but in reality one finds unattractive or boring or lame.
Everyone’s criteria for relationship material are different. Some people might think that a dude with kids isn’t relationship material because they don’t want to deal with someone else’s kids (or they don’t want kids period), whereas others wouldn’t factor that into their criteria. Most people would probably say that a drug addict or alcoholic isn’t really relationship material but tons of people date them, so who knows?
Although what constitutes ‘relationship material’ really does differ for everyone, there are these common themes that we, as western society, keep bringing to the table that tend to reflect pressures involving certain morals and values rather than whether or not that person is actually a good fit for us. Everyone is taught that we must want to be with someone who’s rich and successful and smart and charming and attractive and well built and sexy and has great tits or a great ass or a huge cock but definitely never all three.
1. Wow, he’s sexy, charming, AND has his own grow-op? He’s totally relationship material! I think I’ll try to fuck him as soon as I can so I can fake a pregnancy and get him to propose. My dad always says that was the greatest thing mom ever did for him. Of course he only ever says that when he’s fucked up on whiskey, but he still says it. And my mom always laughs at him when she leaves the house to go out dancing. I should really move out.
2. My last girlfriend wasn’t exactly relationship material, but she was so fucking hot and she sucked my cock better than any chick ever had before. In other words, I just thought we could make it work. When she stole my dad’s car, totaled it, then faked a pregnancy just to get me to forgive her, I had to pull the plug on that relationship. But man, sometimes I still think about her. She had the most amazing ass. It was ghetto booty and onion booty all at once. I could cry just thinking about that ass. I kind of think she might be the one.
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