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Originally Posted by ///d
My girlfriend and I have been noticing it more and more lately, people using the term "my partner" instead of boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife. When I first starting hearing it years ago it was usually same sex couples, but now I hear it with just about all relationships.
What's the significance of saying my partner over the rest?
I'm old school, and if I was referred to as someone's partner I would be taken back and it wouldn't sit well with me. I know this isn't the reason and I mean no disrespect to anyone who uses the term, but to me it sounds like they don't want to commit to what it is. I'm genuinely curious so I can squash my ignorant understanding of it.
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Girlfriend/boyfriend just feels too juvenile. I'm 35; my partner is a woman.
I do feel like partner is a cumbersome term though. It's so generic. Business partner? Partner in crime? I just don't know of any better word without overcomplicating it, because she's also not my wife...or anyone else's.