My Boyfriend Isn't Perfect And Neither Is Yours
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My Boyfriend Isn't Perfect And Neither Is Yours

#BoyfriendTag Fail

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My Boyfriend Isn't Perfect And Neither Is Yours
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For those that do not know about the #BoyfriendTag, it is a series of questions that you may ask your boyfriend to test how well he knows you. Although, it is usually done through a video format, I am providing a transcribed version of the conversation I had with my boyfriend. Prior to asking these questions, I was confident that my boyfriend would ace it. After all, we have been dating for practically two years and a half. However, I was quickly jaw struck when his replies were nowhere near what I had expected.

1. What is something I always say to you?

Boyfriend: "I don't know."

Me: What do you mean you don't know? As much as I talk you would think you would have at least one word that reminds you of me.

Score: 0 of 20

2. What makes me happy?

Boyfriend: "I have no idea, Niki."

Me: So you are telling me nothing makes me happy? Food? Animals? Clothes? Anything would have been great here.

Score: 0 of 20

3. What makes me sad?

Boyfriend: "I don't know."

Me: You. You are making me sad for not answering these questions. "I don't know" and "I have no idea" should have been prohibited from this questionnaire.

Score: 0 of 20

4. What was I like as a child?

Boyfriend: "What? Why are you asking me all of these questions?"

Me: Because we are play a game. (thinks to self: why did I do this to myself?)

Score: 0 of 20

5. How old am I?

Boyfriend: "38."

Me: Now you are just being funny.

Score: 0 of 20

6. How tall am I?

Boyfriend: "34 inches."

Me: There is no way in the world I am 34 inches. What type of response is this?!

Score: 0 of 20

7. What's my favorite thing to do?

Boyfriend: "Watch your lame shows."

Me: They weren't "lame" when you watch it with me for hours at a time.

Score: 0.5 of 20

8. What do I do when you are not around?

Boyfriend: "Watch your lame shows."

Me: I am pretty sure I do more than just watch tv... scratch that. You are actually right about this one.

Score: 1.5 of 20

9. If I become famous, what will it be for?

Brandon: "I don't know... (Sings off tune).. Writing a very famous book."

Me: I was hoping to become famous off of my amazing karaoke skills, but I like your response much more.

Score: 2.5 of 20

10. What am I good at?

Boyfriend: "Writing."

Me: Bingo!

Score: 3.5 of 20

11. What am I not good at?

Boyfriend: "Playing games."

Me: Now, now I have to say I am pretty good at playing the Sims, Madden, FIFA and NBA2K16. So you sir, stand corrected...again.

Score: 3.5 of 20

12. What makes you proud of me?

Boyfriend: "You make really good grades and you cook really good food."

Me: Are you just saying this because prior to starting this questionnaire you claim you were hungry?

Score: 4.5 of 20

13. What is my favorite food?

Boyfriend: "Chocolate."

Me: (laughing while crying) Since when did chocolate become my favorite food? It isn't even a type of food.

Score: 4.5 of 20

14. What do we do together?

Boyfriend: "Eat chocolate."

Me: We never eat chocolate together. Matter of fact, you don't even like chocolate that much. You prefer gummy candy.

Score: 4.5 of 20

15. How are you and I the same?

Boyfriend: "We eat rice."

Me: Oh, no you just didn't! #ricepeople

Score: 5.5 of 20

16. Where is my favorite place to eat?

Boyfriend: "Sushi...Samari...I don't know."

Me: Cheesecake Factory. Cheesecake Factory. Come on you know this.

Score: 5.5 of 20

17. How old was I when we met?

Boyfriend: "32?"

Me: So I was 32 while I was in high school?!

Score: 5.5 of 20

18. If I could go anywhere, where would it be?

Boyfriend: "Mars...Rescue Matt Damon..I don't know."

Me: As cool and exciting as that sounds, I have never stated or hinted that I wanted to go to Mars. Your mind must be out in space (pun intended).

Score: 5.5 of 20

19. Do you think you could live without me forever?

Boyfriend: "Probably not. You've got all my sneakers at your house."

Me: Words of truth have been spoken (insert a choir of singing angels here).

Score: 6.5 of 20

20. How do I annoy you?

Boyfriend: "Uh I don't know.. You don't let me play my games."

Me: I can't argue that.

Score: 7.5 of 20

With a score of 7.5 out of 20 possible points, I asked my boyfriend why he did not know the answers to these questions. What he said next changed my entire view of this questionnaire. He began listing off everything about me pertaining to the questions and more. He told me that these questions do not prove anything and should be taken with a grain of salt. He was right. So many of us girlfriends have these high expectations for our boyfriends to be social media approved. And I say social media approved because the idea is that your boyfriend does not exist if he is not "Facebook official" and your "#ManCandyMonday" on Instagram. Likewise, girlfriends expect extravagant gestures of affection over all of their social media accounts so that they may show the world that their boyfriend is "perfect." Rather, us girlfriends should concentrate on our relationship instead of hounding our boyfriends to post a book long message for every "WomanCrushWednesday" on Instagram. That is to say, I am guilty of these very actions at times and it was from this epic #BoyfriendTag fail that I realized why I'm so over allowing social media to influence my relationship and you shouldn't either.

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