A realtionship with one foot out the door.

But if it works for you and the other person there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

A monogamous casual relationship?

Exclusive companionship is what I had for almost 2 years.

A rip off. Anybody demanding monogamy while saying it's casual is wanting all the benefits of a relationship with none of the costs. Better to call it what it is "friends with benefits" and retain your ability to look for something more fulfilling and engage in whatever other dalliances you may wish.

I'd be down. Some of us are really busy so keeping things light & just spending free time together would be nice. When/if life settles down, the relationship might become more serious, but something casual could be better than nothing at all.

Not sure it needs a different name than "casual but monogamous"

Ideal.

A good way for introverts and folks that don't enjoy 'too much' of a good thing to satiate the need for companionship, without giving up themselves in the process.

Surely that’s a contradiction? If the relationship requires monogamy then it is not, by definition, casual. Sounds like one party wants to have their cake and eat it.

My understanding is that when it becomes mutually exclusive, it becomes a relationship, and therefore no longer casual.

I'd call it an "understanding" and the expectations and rules should be understood, agreed to and honored by both parties. It can be secret or public, but honesty between the parties is imperative.

Friends

Monogamous to whom?

Casual to me means social, sharing of interests and activities and no obligations beyond honoring plans to get together. It also means either I or any of those causal female friends might or might not have a closer, non-casual relationship with another person that includes exclusive sexual intimacy.

The question is what would I call it? I'd call it premature. I call it mutual short-selling.

The attitude isn't rooted in prudishness at all. Many jump to that conclusion. Casual sex can be a great experience compared to no sex. The same can be said for other kinds of exhilarating experiences providing a secondary short-cut to a 'settled for' substitute. Artifice always delays or prevents progress toward what is genuine.

All, admittedly, are not addictive types. For those who are, the roots of addiction are to be found in substitutes. One never gets enough of a substitute emptiness gradually grows. So little of what's authentic is required to satiate; causing fulfillment and relaxation.

I remember on the Seinfeild show. Where Jerry told George he had an arrangement between him and Elaine . Where as Jerry and Elaine would still be close friends and freely have sex when they want.

George said it would never work. So George and Jerry came up with a set of rules to make it work. It was very funny, it ended up not working.

A relationship? I guess I don't understand the differences of relationships. If you're together and monogamous then you're in a monogamous relationship. Why is it any different than a committed monogamous relationship?

BTW you look identical to my cousin Nikki and every time I see you post I go 'hey when did Nikki join and she's married and catholic.......waiiiit"

It is called "we are both passing time until we find something better"

No answer !

Dating

Friends with benefits Neighbors...lol.

Fling. When there’s no longterm expectation. Longterm feelings, however, may be harder to avoid.

Not really that casual. But also, kinda awesome. Like go away, I only want to see you once or twice a month, but when I do, we have mindblowing sex, great conversation, and then go back to our lives, while neither of us is out getting STDs to pass on to the other next time. I could do that.

Shall we try together first

I would call that a temporary position which will either evolve into a committed relationship or end/become un-monogamous in time.

It's a 'lets give this a go and see where we wind up' position, but not stable in its current form.

Does it need a title so long as both parties understand it?

Well the last time I did that was 13 yrs ago..
And I have been married for 13 yrs.

I'd say not entirely casual. If there are specific expectations, that's different than casual. That's an opinion.