I dislike ‘partner’ but it’s sillier to call someone you’ve lived with for 15 years your‘boyfriend,’ especially since he’s a man. He’s not a ‘roommate’ or a companion.’ The language hasn’t caught up with the culture.
Significant other is just as semantically problematic. My mother is a 'significant other' and so is my brother. The solution is to get married young, call that person 'husband' or 'wife' and get on with it.
I think they think it’s more a more serious term than girlfriend/boyfriend but it’s not.
I dislike ‘partner’ but it’s sillier to call someone you’ve lived with for 15 years your‘boyfriend,’ especially since he’s a man. He’s not a ‘roommate’ or a companion.’ The language hasn’t caught up with the culture.
What happened to SO? That was at least an acknowledgement of a more serious ship than partner or boy/girl-friend.
Significant other is just as semantically problematic. My mother is a 'significant other' and so is my brother. The solution is to get married young, call that person 'husband' or 'wife' and get on with it.
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Why’s it silly? I lived with my boyfriend 8 years before we got married, I was fine with the term. It described the relationship.
I many states that constitutes a common law marriage.
well we could go back to the old hippie lingo and say "my old man" or "my old lady"? Or maybe say "my CL" (common law)?
OK boys and girls! Recess is over! Line up behind your home room numbers!
Howdy partner, your schedule K-1 is in the mail! Also, we need to discuss dissolution options to include in our operating agreement.
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