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Prompted by a discussion w a friend, but: do you see a romantic partner as that exclusively or as someone you are/become best friends with?

@eecks It started as a good friendship, now it's a great friendship and relationship

@eecks Totally depends on the relationship. I do think, though, that for something to last a long time, you need to be or become friends. (Also, what people consider the definitions of exclusively friendship vs exclusively romantic will vary a lot from one individual to another I think).