Does your partner have to be your best friend? 10 people give honest opinions

<p>Is it really necessary for your partner to be your best friend, or is it just a common opinion in society?</p>, <span>Do partners have to be bestfriends for a relationship to work? Pinterest</span>, <h2>"I married my best friend" is a common expression among newlyweds on social media. It gives off this notion that the best relationships are the ones in which the lovers are also best friends.</h2>, <p>But does everyone agree with this perspective? Are the best relationships truly formed with partners who are both lovers and friends?</p>, <p>To sate this curiosity and gather genuine opinions from the public, we spoke to 10 people asking them this question, "Does your partner have to be your best friend?"</p>, <p>Here's how they responded.</p>, <h2>Dinah</h2>, <p>I don't believe it's necessary for your partner to be your best friend. It's not a must and depends on the nature of the relationship you both have. You can have a close relationship with your partner, share everything, and do things together, but still have someone else in your corner whom you feel comfortable talking to when things go wrong with your partner.</p>, <p>For me, having a best friend outside of the relationship doesn't diminish the love, communication, and connection I have with my boyfriend. The only potential issue I see is when a girl has a boy as her best friend or vice versa. Outside of that, it's not really a problem. I can have my female best friend and still share a great bond with my boyfriend.</p>, <p>There may be certain things I feel more comfortable discussing with my best friend rather than my boyfriend, but it doesn't mean our relationship isn't good. It all depends on the two individuals and what they want in their relationship.</p>, <p>In conclusion, while it may work for some couples to have their partner as their best friend, it's not a must for me. I value having my best friend and my boyfriend separately, and it doesn't affect the quality of our relationship.</p>, <h2>Jojo</h2>, <p>So... I'm in what I'll call a situatio