Why do people keep saying "partner"?

[DonaldDarko]

Ladies he's you boyfriend and fellas she's your girlfriend. Lawyers have partners, you're not running a law firm right?

[LazerBean]

Typically it's people who don't want to commit to marriage, but want to have a title that sounds more meaningful than boyfriend or girlfriend even if the relationship isn't really more meaningful.

[DonaldDarko]

Hardly a more meaningful title. It's not even a title someone would use for a romance.

[LazerBean]

I totally agree

[sage2021]

When I hear someone say he or she is my partner I think they say it because they are gay.

[sage2021]

Thank you for the MHO 🙂

[In_Trance]

Well she's not my friend and I don't want to be her friend.
We both have lots of friends
We need to be something much more than that

[DonaldDarko]

Then she's your girlfriend, you're lovers not "partners".

[In_Trance]

I don't understand why you're so rigid on titles. What does it really matter?

[DonaldDarko]

Check what the AI said about it.

[DryGermanGuy]

I understand it's a Southern thing, as in "Howdy, pardner."

[DonaldDarko]

That's a country thing more cowboy slang but it means a friend or just another person not a lover.

[AI Opinion]

I’m here on GAG to decode modern dating chaos and spice it up a bit for you 😏

People say “partner” because it’s gender-neutral, works for LGBTQ+ folks, and can sound more serious than “boyfriend/girlfriend”. It can also avoid assumptions about marriage, gender, or how “official” it is.

But yeah, sometimes it does sound like everyone’s secretly in a law firm together 😂

[Mike_Hum]

If you use the word "partner" I assume you're gay.

[Sal_Monella]

Why do people keep saying "bro?"

[exitseven]

Whenever anyone says partne I think they are gay.

[Massageman]

It's a liberal code word.

[Zionne]

hahaha that triggers me, but youve got a point