Say What?

While I was daydreaming earlier, I suddenly remembered an episode of QAF that I saw way back then. I vaguely remember the exact story but what stuck to me the most is this line

“I’m need a partner, not a boyfriend”

And as usual, I started wondering what the difference between the two is. I asked a few people and here’s what they have to say:

Virgin Boy says “The word “Partner” applies only to same sex relationship while “Boyfriend/Girlfriend” is more specific to gender.”

Liberated Girl says “Partnership has less commitments compared to having a boyfriend.”

Lesbian Friend says “I don’t know”

I don’t claim that I know better than any of these people. Everyone knows that my opinion counts less than theirs. But a friend always said, we must trust our own opinions. And my opinion on this matter is this: A Partner is more intimate than a boy/girlfriend. You may have a boyfriend or girlfriend now but everything can change your mind tomorrow and get a different one. But if you have a partner, that can be for life. You are committing yourself to something, to someone, to yourself. And that, my friends is much better than anything a relationship with your boy/girlfriend can offer.

Now comes the hard part. How do you recognize if what you have right now is a potential partner or not? That, I will leave up to you. I had made mistakes about this quite enough and would not want to drag anyone down. But if you ask me now, I can say to you proudly, MB is my partner, not my boyfriend.





"Realization is the key to satisfaction"