Lesbians of lemmy, how do you introduce your SO to other people without getting them confused for just a friend? (lemmy.one)

submitted 11 months ago by catsup@lemmy.one to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Since a lot of women have started to call their female friends "girlfriends", I have to wonder how women with actual girlfriends have been dealing with this lol

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[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 86 points 11 months ago

I'm neither a lesbian nor a woman but the word "partner" is pretty universally understood.

[-] theKalash@feddit.ch 48 points 11 months ago

Unless they work as a policewoman.

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

They could also be in business together. Or cowboys.

[-] Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

Then add "...at work" in the same breath. Guys, we don't need to reinvent language.

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

How do you differentiate cowboys?

[-] weew@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

avoid saying "howdy"

[-] betahack@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

if cowboys i believes it's pahtnah, in the parlance of the day

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

I hear it Sam Elliot's voice "Pard-ner"

[-] squiblet@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago

I use that to refer to business partners and people have been confused by it.

[-] awnery@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

let them be confused. does one supercede the other?

[-] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The point of speaking is to express an idea clearly to listeners. So, since this usage of 'partner' to mean the other person in a romantic relationship has become popular, to be specific I say 'business partner'.

[-] catsup@lemmy.one 6 points 11 months ago

Yeah I thought about that one too, but it feels too broad of a term. Partner could be used to refer to a work colleague. And I'd feel really tempted to add "in crime" at the end lol

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

I'm always tempted to preceed it with "howdy"

[-] awnery@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

work on a cook line in a restaurant. gain a little trust, might get a partner or several.

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