From The B to the F

Someone asked me some time ago, “How many boyfriends have you had before?” What was supposed to be an easy question, actually caught me off guard. As I pondered upon it, I thought to myself, what IS the definition of the word ‘boy/girlfriend’? Is it:
A. Someone you’ve loved?
B. Someone you’ve had sex with?
C. Someone you’ve made out with before?
D. Someone you’ve had a ‘thing’ with?
E. Someone you’ve been on a date with?
F. Someone you’ve had feelings for and others assumed you guys were together?
G. Someone you’ve been with for more than a year or so?
H. Someone you’ve officially introduced to your close friends and family?
Or plainly
I. Someone you’ve merely held hands with?

The other question is… When do you start counting? Since…
a. The one you said you’d marry in kindy?
b. The puppy love you had with the boy sitting beside you in primary?
c. The one you shared your first kiss with in upper primary?
d. The one who bought you out on Valentine’s during high school?
Or is it
e. The one you decide to take things seriously with in college?

I guess with different people, you’d get different answers. It’s a pretty personal thing I guess. For some it may vary from a whole lotta flings to maybe a few longer-term-than-usual-flings BF’s. Whereas for others you may find that all their lives they’ve committed themselves into steady relationships throughout. Hence they’re definition of the word varies.

As for myself, I honestly still don’t know which category I fall into. The ‘relationship’ sector of my life’s pretty complicated. Some may even call it messed up. I don’t blame them. But, I am getting old. My sister’s 23 and my mom’s pressuring her to get married. Heck that’s 5 years from now for me to get a steady boyfriend, hopefully date for at least 2yrs, get engaged for another 1, then get married… WTF… Aah~ guess the point here’s to start settling down. At 18, to some, it’s the ideal age to play the field. But I guess for people like me, we’ve been there, done that, got the wounds. Time to put that behind and go for the serious marital type already. A little too soon? Maybe… but… oh fuck me… Why am I freaking over this? Come what may eh? (:

Out.

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