“A Romantic Partnership Isn’t a True Friendship “— Right or Wrong?
Some say a romantic partnership isn’t a true friendship. Marriage is contractual.
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1 min readMar 24, 2024
The message in the media is that Americans are in a crisis.
A friendship crisis.
Friendships are becoming rarer in America.
The ideal number of close friends is around three or four.
Merriam-Webster says a “friend” is…
“one attached to another by affection or esteem.”
Today, 15% of young men report having no close friends.
Is this friendliness harmful?
Some say loneliness can be as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes per day.
I have one close friend. My husband.
He’s my best friend, my soulmate, and my life companion.
The other day I told someone about this and she was like:
“What? Your romantic partnership isn’t a true friendship. Marriage is contractual!”
We’re friends in the raising-kids phase and therefore this relationship now has a special dynamic because we’re both somehow glued together through our two kids.
