How do you use "it's complicated" in a sentence?

Are you two together?' 'It's complicated. My relationship status? It's complicated. We're not broken up but... it's complicated.

it's complicated

relationship status is unclear A relationship that doesn't fit simple categories. Made famous as a Facebook relationship status option.

Slang Term BritishAmericanAustralian Unknown informal

Meaning: relationship status is unclear

交往状态不明确。

Estado sentimental poco claro.

交際ステータスが不明確。

교제 상태가 불분명함

A relationship that doesn't fit simple categories. Made famous as a Facebook relationship status option.

一段不符合简单分类的关系。因Facebook的交往状态选项而闻名。

Una relación que no encaja en categorías simples. Se hizo famosa como opción de estado sentimental en Facebook.

単純なカテゴリーに当てはまらない関係。Facebookの交際ステータスの選択肢として有名になった。

단순한 카테고리에 맞지 않는 관계. 페이스북의 교제 상태 옵션으로 유명해진 표현이다.

Are you two together?' 'It's complicated.
你们俩在一起吗？''说来复杂
¿Estáis juntos?' 'Es complicado
「二人は付き合ってるの？」「複雑なんだ」
둘이 사귀어?' '복잡해
My relationship status? It's complicated.
我的交往状态？说来复杂
¿Mi estado sentimental? Es complicado
「交際ステータス？複雑なんだよね」
교제 상태? 복잡해
We're not broken up but... it's complicated.
我们没分手，但……说来复杂
No hemos roto, pero... es complicado
「別れたわけじゃないけど…複雑なんだ」
헤어진 건 아닌데... 복잡해

Context: relationships, ambiguity

Tone: evasive

Avoid explaining messy situations
避免解释混乱的局面
Evitar explicar situaciones complicadas
ややこしい状況の説明を避ける
복잡한 상황 설명을 피할 때 사용

When clarity is needed
需要明确表态时不要使用
Cuando se necesita claridad
明確さが必要な場面では使わない
명확한 설명이 필요할 때는 사용하지 않음

Became famous when Facebook included it as a relationship status option in 2006, acknowledging that modern relationships don't fit neat categories.

Era: modern

Generation: younger

Social background: all