Please define the term boyfriend? I would like various answers -- best one voted?
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Websters defines it as:\n\nMain Entry: boy·friend \nPronunciation: 'boi-"frend\nFunction: noun\n1 : a male friend\n2 : a frequent or regular male companion of a girl or woman\n3 : a male lover
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By date 5 within a two month period of time you're boyfried/girlfriend.  When you agree to stop seeing other people then you're committed bf/gf.  \n\nWhy on earth live with someone if you're not committed? \n\nUnless you just have a thing for your roommate.
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I agree Matt...and it seems most on here have kinda missed the question...or maybe I have.\n\nIt's not what you call him as a term of endearment....although I think that's a great question I'd like to see all the answers to. What I think you're asking is how you refer to that person in your life....when introducing them to others, or talking about them to others.\n\nWith my ex I used partner and hated it. It sounds like we're CPA's together or something. \nLife partner is icky \nBoyfriend sound like we're in Summer camp\nLover...eeewwww\n\nEven though we were together for a decade I never used husband because it is a lie. We had not exchanged vows in our church (though we would have been allowed to get married there). I think marriage is a deadly serious thing that I do not want to cheapen by using it erroneously.\n\nSo, I ended up using partner and probably (hopefully) will again in the future. But I'd sure like something else.\n\nI don't think this is uniquely gay either...straights don't really have a better word, do they?
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"now seems like he only pays good attention to me in bed" - That would be your problem. I have no insight into the mind of your boyfriend. However, I would say (coming from another man) that he is after just one thing. Then again, perhaps I am wrong. It is hard to be sure about such a concept when it is through a written medium and we've never met the person. Good luck anyhow.
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Being in a relationship is a commitment not only in terms of the relationship and to that person but also in terms of time and a life style change.  Maybe a guy just isn't ready to change his life or commit to just one person at this stage in his life.
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" and I have a boyfriend that tonight told his friend to basically have sex with me...."\n\n???WTF?? There is a word for people like that- dang girl- get your head out of whatever dark place it is in and get rid of both of them..neither one of them respect you..why don't you respect yourself
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He's your boyfriend - if you honestly can't answer that yourself, then maybe you're better off without each other anyway. Sorry - harsh but true.
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The best boyfriends are not the ones that you find but the ones that find you!  Your question sounds sincere and if you just be yourself...when you least expect it...he will be there.
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Funny you asked this question.  This is a constant issue with me.  I have male friends that my boyfriend is a little jelous of but trust me, they could never replace him.  My bf has female friends that I'm not threatened by anymore, but there was a time.  As far as my boyfriend and I, I say that opposite sex friends are perfectly alright as long as the couple knows where to draw the line and the "friends" and couple know not to cross it.
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Let me get this straight.\n\nCurrent BF - Nice guy, cares for you, treats you right.\n\nEx BF - Bad guy, doesn't care for you, treats you badly.\n\nYou're attracted to the bad boy image. You need to realize that YOU deserve the best, and it sounds like your current BF is a good start.
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do you mean first boyfriend or girlfriend ?\n\nif  so  when it feels right to have one  :)
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Sure, that is what boyfriends are for! It's normal!
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Elaborate on the facts please.  Are you bi or really gay. Or do you mean boyfriend in platonic sense?  Or are you just putting some BS into the mix because you are bored?
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I also like the use of names.  It makes it very personal and intimate.  I knew that my now bf had feelings for me when he would say my name when he said bye or goodnight.\n\nI like seeing a guy interact with his friends and family.  And little kids.  Showing that tenderness for his grandma, mom, or the little ones, and his bond with the men is a really sexy thing for me.  I want a family man.\n\nI like the little things.  My bf hid a card in my overnight bag when I was visiting him one weekend for me to find when I got home.  Or sending random notes and cards (we are long distance, so these really help).
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I would like to be my boyfriend.  That way I could be able to understand him better.  You know, they say that, "You never really know a person until you've been in their shoes."
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Boyfriends aren't abusive...Users and loosers are abusive...
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Well who do you like more.. which one are you more compatible with and which do you see as a boyfriend?  They are not clones of each other, there has to be one you have more in common with or like more.  Break it down, girl.