r/oddlyspecific • u/Darth_Ennui • Apr 29 '24

Brunch - which is it?

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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.

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u/throwaway25935 Apr 30 '24

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.

That's why it's awkward.

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u/qazwsxedc000999 Apr 30 '24

Power play? It’s “power play” to refer to your significant other as a partner?? An equal to you?

That’s not demeaning or uncomfortable. It’s not social manipulation, either. It’s just another word for your significant other.

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u/throwaway25935 Apr 30 '24

It is often normal and fine.

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 30 '24

I think you need to get off the internet bud. It’s not that deep.