The Merriam-Webster word of the day is Symbiosis. Symbiosis is defined as “‘a cooperative relationship,’ such as between two persons or groups.”
My first thought when I saw this word was in relation to science fiction. Frequently, there are negative connotations to symbiotic relationships. That led me down a rabbit hole as I searched for examples of symbiotic relationships in sci-fi. Instead of finding examples, I learned that there are 5 types of symbiotic relationships.
From study.com:
- Mutualism: both organisms benefit.
- Commensalism: one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
- Amensalism: neither organism benefits, but one is harmed.
- Parasitism: the parasitic organism benefits at the expense of the host.
- Competition: neither organism benefits.
My second thought was that my wife and I have a symbiotic relationship. And it is definitely of the mutualism type. We compliment and supplement each other (not in the mathematical sense, lol). There are things I’m very good at, and there are things she’s very good at. And the things neither of us are good at we learn or we pay somebody. 😂
Get you a partner you can have a symbiotic relationship with.
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