The day my boyfriend and I “made it official” was super romantic.
We were at Panera early in the morning, enjoying our free coffee refills when our conversation naturally drifted toward…Power Rangers. I discovered that his knowledge of the subject greatly surpassed mine and he asked, “How do you feel about having a boyfriend who knows so much about Power Rangers?”
To which I replied, “Do I?”
“Do you what?”
“Do I have a boyfriend?”
He looked a little frightened. “I…think so?” he queried, as if his very existence was coming into question.
“Well,” I took a sip of coffee that was supposed to look casual. “You never asked, so…”
Okay, so it wasn’t really very romantic, but I do look back on the day we “defined the relationship” fondly. You see, labels aren’t always necessary or important, but this particular label meant a lot to me.
After that day, we talked plainly about what this label of “boyfriend and girlfriend” meant (and what it didn’t).
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