With iMessage does the receiver have to be on wireless/wifi/3G to receive the message?

I'm usually very savy when it comes to IT but NOT where iMessage is concerned.
I was told about iMessage it was because I was txting a friend overseas and they said "oooo you're on iPhone because the message is blue". I had no idea what they were talking so I continued SMSing (green) and they were obviously iMessaging me because theirs was blue.
Ok so now that my partner has an iPhone, it seems that unless we're both on wifi (we don't have a data plan so only on our wifi at our respective homes) that it will send the text as a (green) SMS.  We both have to be on our wireless to be able to use iMessage (blue).
But I know this has not been the case before. I.e. one could be one wireless and send an iMessage but the receiver might not be so therefore would just reply as an SMS.
What is the right thing?????
Also it appears that iMessages sent won't go thru as an SMS if a person is overseas and doesn't have data roaming on???
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iMessage requires a data connection. That data connection can be either Wifi or 3G.

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