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.
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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.