Ianto was well aware that they hadn't really put a name to what this was between the pair of them. Every time he spoke about Sulu, every time he mentioned him to people on the community, he never knew what to refer to him as. He knew that they were dating (even if they'd only been on a handful of dates so far), but. That didn't really mean anything, exactly. He didn't think of him as his boyfriend, not exactly, that felt like too grade school a term for him, but. Lover sounded weird to him, and partner was... The relationship bit was really the only part he was certain of.

"It is. An important part of a relationship, that is. Liking all the different parts." It was Ianto's turn to duck his head and blush this time (although he was generally the one to be doing that anyway). "So. Hopefully there are things that you like about me too. Besides the blush, that is..."