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

[rcmasteraa.livejournal.com]

To me I'm not 'dating' or 'going out' because these terms give me the impression that it's not going to last i.e. they're so flimsy.
Me and Lily are together and that's that.

We need 'girlfriend' and 'boyfriend' though otherwise how would be categorise our partner?

[doctorer.livejournal.com]

Partner is one of my hated words in English speaking culture. It at once removes all distinction between different levels of familiarity, intimacy, friendship and relationship while simultaneously cheapening all of them.

A "partner" wife is very much NOT the same as a "partner" girlfriend, but referring to both the same way regards them as equivalent. I find this unacceptable.