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Now the real dilemma that I have is what to call your SO when you introduce them.
Boyfriend sounds too young
Partner sounds gay (not that it's a bad thing!)
Lover sounds too sexy
Soulmate sounds too woo woo
Beloved sounds too serious ( but I think I may have to resort to this one)
This IS a real dilemma past certain age. I agree - all of the above sound ridiculous, but I don't have any better suggestions. If I ever have this problem, maybe I'll call him "my tomcat"!
In Southern California, and to some extent in Northern California, I didn't hear the word "dating" much. Most people said "so and so is 'going out' with so and so." I knew the word "dating" existed, but seldom heard it used. When I moved to other regions, namely the Southeast, I started hearing the word "dating" used more often.
To me, "dating," for me, provides a visual of proms and malt shop dates from the 40s where Norman Rockwell would depict a boy and girl sharing a malt with two straws. Do you use this word? Are there regional variations? I know that young black girls use "talking to" to mean "going out"/"dating."
Discuss.
I often interpret dating as meaning the couple has just started the relationship and that it isn't really serious.
Seeing meant, to me anyway, that they were in a committed relationship.
Must be regional because the word "date" doesn't have any archaic/dumb connotations to me. I should mention that I'm not huge into the "dating scene" and prefer to just get to know people as friends before Id ate them, but I do know people that date in a very modern and meaningful way.
Must be regional because the word "date" doesn't have any archaic/dumb connotations to me. I should mention that I'm not huge into the "dating scene" and prefer to just get to know people as friends before Id ate them, but I do know people that date in a very modern and meaningful way.
Now the real dilemma that I have is what to call your SO when you introduce them.
Boyfriend sounds too young
Partner sounds gay (not that it's a bad thing!)
Lover sounds too sexy
Soulmate sounds too woo woo
Beloved sounds too serious ( but I think I may have to resort to this one)
Partner sounds gay?
I'd think that boyfriend/girlfriend or partner sounds fine as a descriptive term -- those are the ones I hear very often.
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