What is a girlfriend?

[Maxtro]

While the answer may seem obvious, stop for a second and pretend your explaining what a girlfriend is to somebody who has never heard the word before.

Here are some other related questions. Why do you want/have a girlfriend? Do you have/want more than one? What do you expect from you girlfriend? Would you choose to live without one? What does boyfriend mean to you?

I'd also like the females of the board to answer these questions but replace girlfriend with boyfriend.

My purpose is to gather peoples opinions, thoughts and ideas about girl/boyfriends.

 

[The Bat]

Girlfriend is somebody who is along for the ride that is life. She and I have fun with each other, share the laughter of everyday, support each other through rough times, and of course, we **** each other's brains out.

Do you have/want more than one?

Notice that by the above definition, I'm not implying exclusivity. A girlfriend shouldn't be your life but simply a small part of it. The girlfriend doesn't complete you, she simply enhances your life.

Why do you want/have a girlfriend?

In reality, I don't need a girlfriend. Reason being that a girlfriend will not complete my life ergo I don't need one.

Would you choose to live without one?

Absolutely. I can manage to live my life to the fullest without ever having a girlfriend or being married. Just like Charlie Sheen said on Two and a Half Men, "as long as i got a maid who cleans my house and cooks for me, and i get a little action on the weekends, my life is complete".

 

[ChrizZ]

While the answer may seem obvious, stop for a second and pretend your explaining what a girlfriend is to somebody who has never heard the word before.

Here are some other related questions. Why do you want/have a girlfriend? Do you have/want more than one? What do you expect from you girlfriend? Would you choose to live without one? What does boyfriend mean to you?

I'd also like the females of the board to answer these questions but replace girlfriend with boyfriend.

My purpose is to gather peoples opinions, thoughts and ideas about girl/boyfriends.

Maxtro, you need to get laid. Seriously...

 

[PRMoon]

Ooo this is a good one.

Firstly, I like socolaite person on this site seeks companionship of some level. Do I want to be in a commited relationship or have a single "girlfriend" hardly. Though I do enjoy having a go to girl who buys me stuff and I can have sex with on the reg, with no obligation on my part. Selfish? Maybe. Does it happen? Oh yes it does.

Do I choose to be outside of a commited relationship or have a one and only? Yes I do. I'm only going to be young once. It's been proven you can get married at anytime and be happy. I however need to be single and use my sexuality to make it my industry here in the devil's den. I literally can not afford to be tied down for my own sake. I can't be with a rich girl just yet either. I get bored when I get three days off in a row, the rareity it is. My work is just that fun and i lead that kind of life.

Boyfriend to me means committed obviously. I don't have time to be someone's "go to guy" though i enjoy having someone at my call so that makes me somewhat hypocritcal. I don't think it's a fair mentality but there are double standards everywhere in society so i figure i can make things work just for me if i figure things out well enough.

 

[Maxtro]

Maxtro, you need to get laid. Seriously...

How about you forget about attacking me and answer the question?

For the record this thread doesn't have any thing to do with me. I'm just curious as to what the term girlfriend means to other people. I know that not everybody has the same view.

I appreciate the real answers I've gotten so far.

 

[amoka]

This is a very interesting topic which I expect to go at LARGE.

 

[ready123]

I think it's a good question. I'm curious what others gotta say, especially the older crowd

All I could come up with is that it's a special kind of relationship anchored to a list of ideals - support each other, grow together, don't take each other for granted. The emotional relationship at the core has value to you because it's rare quality. Thus you appreciate her that much more

As for why, it's not something I've gone looking for out of need. It's just the chemistry snowballed into something genuine and the girl became part of my life. I've only had 3 gfs ever - lengths were 2 1/2 years, 2 years, and the one I'm in right now which is fairly new

 

[zinc64]

Umm...I like having a GF even though I was single for a long time and enjoyed that. My GF is nice because she is also my BF and we talk about EVERYTHING. I will take that over the sex any day even though the sex is more than great. The point is that a GF is hopefully someone that you are very very intimate with and yes committed too.