I'm On A Rant

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I was thinking today I heard someone I knew refer to their boyfriend as " Partner".

Above all things in the Gay world this has become the common thing to call your significant other. Or the other terms " Life Partner" " Family Partner" or " Significant Other" etc. I personally hate this term "Partner". I think it lacks emotion, affection, and love towards the person you are using it to refer to. I would never call the person I was in love with " Partner". It will either be boyfriend, fiance, or husband. I swear to you if they ever called me that I would open up a can of whoop ass. I just think it's degrading and shows a complete lack of respect, love, and loyalty to you boyfriend, or husband. But thats just me!

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Anonymous said…
The problem with husband is it implies one is the man and the other is the woman in the relationship, and a lot of Gay couples are not comfortable with that sort of distinction.

Lover, boyfriend and fiancé do not communicate any sort of long-term commitment. This is why most Gay couples have opted for partner, or life partner. It communicates a relationship with a long-term commitment, but does not imply a masculine or feminine role. In the Gay community it’s understood that, when used to describe a Gay relationship, partner is not a business term.

You are too young to know that this was a big issue in the community. For a long time lover was the common descriptor used by Gay couples to indicate they were in a long-term relationship. It became unpopular because too many short-term (its all about sex and no commitment) couples were also using it.
5:27 AM
Naked Boy said…
I prefer partner. I hate lover, boyfriend, other half and husband. Let's try to come up with something better than all of them, including partner.
4:35 PM
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