Sometimes I wonder..

[erratio]

..whether pop culture has spoiled us when it comes to romance. By the image of what a relationship 'should' be rather than what it is. By the crushing expectations we feel like we need to live up to.

I wonder whether, if there was no terms 'going out' or 'dating' or 'boyfriend' or 'girlfriend', would it change the way we acted around eachother? Or are these expectations somehow innate, or built up after only seeing other relationships?

bleh. All relationships are unique. Or so i like to think.

Comments

[acute-angle.livejournal.com]

by calling them 'partner' i guess

[rcmasteraa.livejournal.com]

Too sterile and generic. You could be my partner :P

[erratio.livejournal.com]

I beg to differ. Partner implies a defacto kind of relationship to me, someone who you intend to be with for the long haul. Boyfriend and girlfriend are more terms that imply its a temporary thing

[rcmasteraa.livejournal.com]

Of course this is all a deeply personal thing so to me I don't 'see' how boyfriend or girlfriend imply temporary things, if you see what I mean. Guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

[erratio.livejournal.com]

fair enough. Abstract concepts are always fun when you really into what people think of when they hear the word :p