"the on/off nature of your relationship ..."

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on and off: Intermittently
"Also, the on/off nature of your relationship doesn’t bode well for lasting love."


Is it possible and acceptable to say that "the on/off nature of your relationship" mean the nature of your unstable/shaky relationship?

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It's not a very natural way of describing this sort of relationship.
 
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"On again/off again" is used sometimes to describe couples who are constantly breaking up and getting back together.
 
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