Besties Beyond Borders

(I’m filling out my boyfriend’s application for a passport, when I get to the emergency contact information.)

Me: “Who do you want me to put as your contact?”

Boyfriend: “I don’t know… you.”

Me: “I have to put a status of our relationship; how we know each other. ‘Girlfriend’ seems too informal, and were not married so I can’t use ‘spouse.'”

Boyfriend: “What about ‘besties?'”