“There’s something kinetic about him and his
being. He’s classically sexy, yet he’s very much a boy in his
energy. It’s a great dynamic,” Harris writes of Burtka. “When
I see people who are equally attractive, they tend to seem quiet and kind of
Marlboro Man-y, and David’s the antithesis of that. He’s more like
Tigger. I’m, in turn, very introspective–the thinker, rather than
the doer. I tend to weigh options before making decisions, and David is the
polar opposite of that. We’re hyper similar and also incredibly
opposite.”
Of Harris, Burtka similarly scribes, “Without him, I
can’t breathe. The biggest thing is that he makes me laugh, but
he’s also smart. He can do everything. I’m not kidding; I think
he’s half robot. He makes me a little more grounded, and I bring out the
wild side in him. Don’t get me wrong–we fight. Our fights last five
minutes, then we’re over it. And we’re both Gemini–we have a
good twin and a bad twin, and the four of us get along really well.”
Burtka, who joined E! News this month as a correspondent,
adds, “I don’t want people to think we’re a perfect couple.
Nothing’s perfect. A relationship is work and it changes. It’s more
good times than bad, but it’s not always good. We have a great recipe for
a wonderful relationship, but we don’t want to be the poster boys for gay
relationships. We’re not trying to pretend that we are perfect.
We’re just trying–in a good, positive, loving way–to life our
lives.”
Harris looks forward to the day the two become legally
wed. “I’m not the biggest fan of the word
‘partner’: It either means that we run a business together or we’re
cowboys,” Harris pens. “‘Boyfriend’ seems fleeting,
like maybe we met two weeks ago. I’ve been saying ‘better
half’ for as long as I’ve been able to. I think it’s a little
self-deprecating and clearly defines that we’re in a relationship, but it
would be nice to say ‘my husband.’”
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