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Dating progression...
Hookup: no commitment
GF/BF:  monogamous commitment
Partner: financial commitment (shared bills, etc)
Spouse: legal commitment
You’re not running a business with this person

I propose we start referring to single people as "sole proprietorships". >

I use partner instead of girlfriend. Girlfriend feels so high-school and immature >

Womanacquaintance >

Fem-comrade >

Femrade! >

YES >

FemRad! >

femorroid )))) >

Well, If only same-sex relationship ppl use the term. Ppl will imidiately know they are in a same sex relationship. >

This is what I was going to say! It’s about normalizing the language to protect the people who don’t want to share their sexuality! >

And not making it a big deal what your sexuality is! >


Exception being if it’s a same-sex relationship and the person speaking doesn’t want to disclose that part of their life.

But then if it's only gay people using the label partner,  gay people would be indirectly disclosing that aspect of their life. This don't make sense because we would need a new word
I also like the word partner because boyfriend/ girlfriend sounds like in your school >

I use partner because it's nobody's business but mine if I'm gay or straight, married or dating. >

I know everything I need to know about you >

Dillman? >

r/UnexpectedB99 >

My boyfriend and I have lived together for about 5 years.  We are older and chose not to get married because it's just not important for us.  I am never quite sure how to refer to him.  Fiance sometimes.  Other times I call him my significant other or SO.  Sometimes I say husband just because it's easier in some situations. Partner is also appropriate. But I feel we are past the boyfriend and girlfriend stage. >

Question so like you ever think of getting married solely for finances >

I don't think it would really matter that much.  I am still working but he's retired. If we were younger and planned on having children I would definitely get married.  But I am well past that now and never wanted to have a child anyway. LOL. He has 2 grown up kids. Plus he gets some benefits that I don't he'd qualify for if he were married to me while I am still employed. >

Ah well fair enough, was only asking as for some people I know they did just because it benefited them in one way or another most because of job benefits the marriage part wasn’t all that important to them though >

Howdy partner! >


Exception being if it’s a same-sex relationship and the person speaking doesn’t want to disclose that part of their life.

That's exactly why people do it, though: to normalize it so that same-sex couples can actually benefit from it. If the only people using "partner" are same-sex couples, then it defeats the purpose. >

What if I don’t want people to know I’m straight? >

I use partner instead of girlfriend. Girlfriend feels so high-school and immature, and we are both in our mid 30s. I don't actually love the word partner either, but it feels better to use than girlfriend for me. >

Came here to say this. We aren’t engaged but we’ve been together a long time and passed the boyfriend/girlfriend a long time ago. I use the term partner more than anything else. >

If the only people who can say it, according to you, are people in same sex marriages trying to hide the fact their partner is the same sex... then everyone would know right away and that literally defeats the purpose >

Yep, this 100%. >

Sometimes I refer to my wife as my ex-girlfriend. She doesn't appreciate it very much....