I never knew this was considered wierd anywhere.
One of my coworkers gave me tons of crap for me saying it. But she was dumb.
Back in the day it did sound weird. Partner was usually a business relationship, not a romantic one, and it was almost exclusively used by the LGBT crowd.
More gender neutral terms are good, but they’re still going to sound odd to folks who spent 40+ years hearing the terms used in a different way. That’s just how progress goes, older folks eventually will either get used to it, or be the weird relative ignored at holidays.
Mine and I are getting married this week and we were both excited to see “spouse” as an option on the documents.
We are now spouse and spouse.
Congratulations!
Thank you!
We are now spouse and spouse.
As a couple you are spice
This is by far the best thing we’ve heard on this and both love it!
We well cherish this for our whole marriage lol
I thought it was cool to see it when we got married a few years ago as well, though we opted to go with husband and wife.
Congratulations to you both!
I call mine baybe
“Baybe wake up! Some new pasta just dropped!”
My parents have always referred to each other as their partner, so that’s what I’ve always done. It’s just normal.
Since moving to the US people get so weird about it. I had a boss’s boss ask me why I call my wife my partner in a skip-level. I was so confused I just stared at her and said “What?” It was like being ask why I think oranges are citrus fruit.
My spouse and I just use SO (esso) for significant other. I like it more than partner as it is explicitly a romantic or at least very important relationship.
And ese was right there.
Why not husband/wife?
I do it for two reasons: partly because it’s fuck all business to anyone else (within reason) what the status of my relationship is.
Mainly though, because it generally messes with folk because they don’t understand what it means, and feel compelled to ask silly questions about it.
Mainly though, because it generally messes with folk because they don’t understand what it means, and feel compelled to ask silly questions about it.
Yeah, this is my favourite part of it.
I call my wife, “Comrade.”
Well, a married household is basically a commune.
That’s Our wife, Comrade
“Good morning, Comrade…” I’ll try this soon, thanks! 🙏
I don’t know about anyone else, but I started doing it because I want to destroy Western culture.
What do you have against Westerns, pardner?
I started to advance the deep state woke agenda and get paid by Soros, personally.
Have you tried holding hands and kissing? I hear that causes hurricanes.
That’s why you do that sort of stuff inland.
Oh sure, good luck moving Fire Island inland.
Fire Inland.
Thank you for your service, partner!
Funnily enough, due to Western culture marriage has become a business so ‘partner’ is more accurate.
Online dating is essentially a startup pitch. You spend weeks reviewing ‘applications,’ then finally meet for an in-person ‘investor meeting’ to discuss potential ‘synergies.’ If things go well, you can initiate a merger, but if the market shifts—aka they’re not into your favorite TV shows—you’ll quietly dissolve the partnership and move on to the next opportunity.
I didn’t click the link.
hErE’s WhY
I’m a millennial and I’ve always referred to my partner as such. Boyfriend and girlfriend always seemed so weirdly juvenile, and it’s interesting to leave things ambiguous for people who are immediately expecting to categorise you.
Same. It’s also just a better generic term. You can say “all my partners” instead of “my boyfriend, girlfriend, and wife”. So much easier and still accurate.
I mean I get it, there’s an age at which referring to someone as your boyfriend or girlfriend feels a little lame.
Honestly I use partner or spouse mostly because I can’t remember if fiance or fiancee is correct and it won’t stick in my head properly. Calling her my girlfriend makes her feel “demoted” or something. (I’m sure that’s just her joking around. Partner doesn’t dictate what stage or if government paperwork has been filed.
I just stick with finance. /s
I can’t remember if fiance or fiancee is correct
Fiancé is male, fiancée is female.
They are pronounced the same though?? I hope??
Yes.
Do you remember the alt key for the accented e or do you type it some other way?
Dedicated key on an azerty keyboard on tablet/laptop, or switching back to French setting on the phone. If weren’t French I woudn’t bother searching for it every time.
It’s because of Borat.
What else are you supposed to say after “Howdy”?
There are no other legitimate options.Folks. It’s Big Tex approved. Come at me, bro. /s
…howdy cowdy?
This is utterly ridiculous and borderline nonsensical.
Approved.
neighbor, stranger, doody…
Ah yes here is my womanfriend. She’s a friend first but sometimes she’s a woman… Wait.
I just use “spouse” most of the time. We’re not married. Fucks given: 0
