PARTNERS is an annual magazine about relationships. Sparked by a friend's question "What defines people as partners?" this edition begins by listening. We asked 33 contributors from around the world, Why be together? Their answers, spanning artists, photographers, and thinkers, reveal the many shapes connection can take. Each voice offers a different understanding of intimacy, conflict, and belonging. We hope PARTNERS invites you to pause, reflect, look again at the people around you and perhaps, update your way of being together, too.