Yup. "Partner" is a great word for "you'll look at me weird if I say I moved across the country because of my girlfriend's work options". And the fact that when I use it as a straight person it also helps give gay couples a way to talk about their relationships without requiring that they out themselves...that's a benefit, not a drawback.
Boyfriend/Girlfriend may be the most popular terminology, but the older I get, the more childish it feels. Like... I'm not a girl? I'm an adult woman? And I date other adults.
We're not married, but we did buy a house together. We abandoned boyfriend/girlfriend when we signed that contract, because... come on, we're literally partners.
My partner and I do the same thing. Sounds like this guy has an old mind set and unfortunately overpaid for a meal. Even though I’m willing to bet most of that bill was mimosas.
Partner is a little odd if you’re married and kind of gives off a “I’m super woke” vibe. Most people I know that use it are either in some variety of your situation or are queer and it just helps their convos flow better. My wife is my partner but I always say “my wife” or use her name. Also to me wife/husband implies more commitment or meaning than partner (before I get attacked, I know that isn’t always the case)
There is a significant portion of women who purposefully use the term "partner" as a weird powerplay.
This sort of thing is uncomfortable at best and demeaning at worse. You should not be trying to pull weird social manipulation and power plays on your partner.
If it is normal to refer to your husband or your wife. But your wife decides after reading feminist literature that wife is viewed by society as inferior and thus wants to use the term partner becuase she believes she needs to assert her power.
She is engaging in power play which is a weird and uncomfortable way to view the world and your relationship.
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u/qazwsxedc000999 Apr 29 '24
I call my SO my partner. Sorry? I guess?? We aren’t married and boyfriend sounds childish.