The age old idea that my significant other being my best-friend just might be true. Yes, its true – he is my best-friend – but that does't mean I don't have other best-friends. I'm not attached to his hip.
He is the one who I want to tell all my secrets; The one I can come to for advice when things aren't going the way I hoped; The one I can talk to about girl drama. He is my best-friend in a different way than any other friends.
It is OK to consider your boyfriend as your best friend.
When you have a mature, adult relationship you understand having a boyfriend, who is your best-friend, does not mean you cannot have other friends to spend time with.
We have friends outside of each other. Being in a mature relationship means having friends outside of each other, it means not keeping each other separate from them.
My boyfriend is my best-fiend for two reasons:
1. He is always there.
He might not answer his phone all the time, but he always finds a way to be there. There is no doubt in my mind he would drive three hours after an eight hour shift, just to surprise me me – because he did.
2. We are able to balance our relationship and friendships.
Something important about balancing a friendship with your boyfriend and friendship with your friends is to never flake on them. Its about finding the balance between each relationship.
I am not attached to my boyfriend at the hip, I am not at his beck and call, we both understand and value the beauty of our relationship; We both respect each other.
He is my best-friend – and that's perfectly fine with me.