It seems to me that when you 've reached the stage of life where your children are eligible for AARP , all your grandchildren are married , and some of your great-grandchildren have their own Web sites , you should find a term other than boyfriend for the guy with whom you 're hooking up , hanging out , going steady , or whatever .
When you reach the age of 80 , you can can stop calling your partner " boyfriend " , but " manfriend " .