Hands down, my boyfriend is my best friend. When your boyfriend is also your best friend, you know you’ve got the best of both worlds. I think I knew he became my best friend when he was the first one I wanted to share anything with. When I have good news, or something hilarious happens that day, he is the one I want to tell. And I know he will share in my laughter or happiness or whatever it is I am feeling. He is also the classic exception to, “don’t tell anyone but…” because I tell him whatever it is immediately right after. We have our inside and running jokes, our goofy faces we make and voices we talk in, basically our own language. I know he’ll be up for doing what I want, just as I am down for whatever he wants. I know him like the back of my hand, when he’s going to ask me to rub his hair or the way his breathing changes when he’s falling asleep. He is my partner for everything, like beanbags and sharing dessert. And even though I suck at beanbags he still makes me laugh at myself.
He supports me and makes me feel beautiful, yet still tells me I need to brush my teeth. We are brutally honest with each other, like the time he shaved his whole face and looked like he was 12. We watch the same shows together, like "Family Feud." Actually, we only watch "Family Feud" and practice for the day we’re going to win fast money. We even dress alike, meaning I wear all his clothes. I’m positive people in my classes think I don’t own any of my own clothes because I usually wear his. We know how to push each other’s buttons, and do so just to get a good laugh. We love to gossip together, share opinions and talk about drama unrelated to us. We also like to share new experiences together.
While we are so much alike, we also have our differences. For example, I can sleep until noon and he can’t sleep past 9. He’s amazing at math and I still have to count on my fingers. He eats jelly on his eggs, and I think it’s repulsive. But despite these differences in preferences and personalities, we still have a ball together. Our differences make us unique individuals and give us the opportunities to grow. It is important both in relationships and friendships for the two individuals to have their own sense of self and to grow on their own. It is when two individuals grow independently while still growing together, that an everlasting relationship forms, romantic or not, or both.
If you think about it, every aspect of the relationship is what makes us each other’s best friend. The experiences two people share together is how they grow together, and how they stay together. Sharing experiences can be as simple as laughter, tears, a joke, or as serious as death. My boyfriend is my best friend. Together we have experienced all of those things, as well as all of the things our romantic relationship has to offer. The perfect blend makes for an incredible partnership, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
