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The term "Partner"

Do u like the term "partner"?

  • Yes

    Votes: 18 34.0%

  • No

    Votes: 35 66.0%
  • Total voters
    53
'Partner' makes me feel like im 68 years old and been going out with the same person forever.

I usually just say 'boyfriend' or 'guy im messing around with'. Both work for me.
 
Recast said:
I like that the obviousness of its usage is subtle, if only because it helps to avoid any awkward "egg on the face" moments that occurs when you, as a guy, say "my boyfriend" out loud.
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Egg on whose face? Not mine.

If they're offended, that's their problem.

Say "my boyfriend" out loud, clearly, and with pride.


For me, the only awkwardness that I haven't been able to work around is when you're early in a relationship and not really monogamous yet (or ever, if you go for open relationships), and you talk about the guy you're seeing, but you're stilling trying to bag the hottie at work: you have to subtly let him know you're available. ;)
 
This is where it gets tricky...

I've been dating my "Boyfriend I surpose you could now say" for some 6 weeks now...

After work Sun. nite (Aust. time that is) I went over to his place (I'm not out, but my work Collegues & very close friends now, but not my family I strongly suspect they know I'm @ least Bi anyway, but I havn't plucked up the courage just yet to cum out!)

While I was their, we had some random visiters (he shares his flat with two others, one being my best female mate for the past 17Yrs, hence throu her I met my first & current BF)

One of these visiters enquired as to whom I was... this was met by my BF saying, this is my partner such & such... which was greeted with "Ohh, well... It's nice to met you anyway!"

In public I prefer partner... but when were togther, just the 2 of us, BF is fine!

I'm 23, my partner is 31...
 
Gomaki said:
I heard a woman talking about her boyfriend as her "partner", and I thought it felt really... devoid of any emotion.

"Partner" is a very generic and vague term, and it has no romantic implications. Let's just stick to boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife.
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I've heard "Life Partner" thrown around by straight married couples. It's so sterile, so devoid of emotion. If I ever find him, :cry:, I'll call him husband.
 
I dislike 'partner', but I dislike 'husband' even more. 'Partner' calls attention to the fact that marriage is essentially a business arrangement.

Boyfriend is fine. I know a couple of ten years standing who still refer to themselves as 'boyfriends'. Their relationship is fairly open, but they still have sex with each other on a regular basis. Part of the reason why their relationship has remained lively is that they haven't weighed it down with the gravitas of being 'partners' or even 'husbands'.
 
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