It was brought to my attention by my best friend's boyfriend that said friend and myself have what someone might consider 'a needy relationship'. Of course we didn't think of it that way before, since we are, after all, best friends. But we do everything those codependent couples do! We talk on the phone for hours on end; we hate to spend more than a day apart [withdrawal symptoms occur after a matter of hours apart]; she has a toothbrush at my house; I even proposed that she move into my locker with me next year [as she is in the grade lower than me, and would be on the whole other side of the school otherwise!]. I thought it was an interesting observation that there are in fact needy friend relationships as well as needy romantic relationships.
On a more serious note, however, what about those codependent romantic relationships? I would like to know why it is so impossible for some people to live life away from their significant other for even a matter of hours. I mean, come on, guys. It's great that you can recite each other's favorite food, colour, song, movie, smell, holiday, season, and favorite sock combination; but the rest of us don't really care that deeply about every single part of your relationship. If you can't have a conversation without bringing up the awesome thing Mr. Right did in moderate relation to your conversation, we might have a problem. So for those of you forgetting your friends for his and her monogrammed towels, and monthiversary presents, try to remember who will be there when Mr. Right turns out to be Mr. Wrong. [10 points for the use of ridiculously clichéd phrase!]
