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When people say "my partner" I find it very irritating. It's like they're saying "it could be someone of the opposite or the same sex, but I'm not going to say because it shouldn't matter" (by the way, when someone says that something shouldn't be or shouldn't matter, you're dealing with a PC wacko). It's pathetic. If it doesn't matter, then say it. Stop hiding behind a stupid word.
And when men do it, it makes me want to headbutt them. Stop it! Say "my girlfriend" or "my wife". She's a woman, not some vague, anonymous something. Be a man, not a PC dweeb. The word partner implies two people who are 100% equal and alike, like twins or something. You're not twins, one of you is a man, and the other one is a woman. And if you're a gay or a lesbian, then just say what it is instead of hiding it.
Aside from that, it just sounds like such an effeminine, pansy word. My partner. Ugh.
When people say "my partner" I find it very irritating. It's like they're saying "it could be someone of the opposite or the same sex, but I'm not going to say because it shouldn't matter"
That's exactly what they are saying, and guess what? They're right! It shouldn't matter. If it matters that much to you, you might want to ask yourself why and address that within yourself, rather than projecting your hate onto others.
When people say "my partner" I find it very irritating. It's like they're saying "it could be someone of the opposite or the same sex, but I'm not going to say because it shouldn't matter" (by the way, when someone says that something shouldn't be or shouldn't matter, you're dealing with a PC wacko). It's pathetic. If it doesn't matter, then say it. Stop hiding behind a stupid word.
And when men do it, it makes me want to headbutt them. Stop it! Say "my girlfriend" or "my wife". She's a woman, not some vague, anonymous something. Be a man, not a PC dweeb. The word partner implies two people who are 100% equal and alike, like twins or something. You're not twins, one of you is a man, and the other one is a woman. And if you're a gay or a lesbian, then just say what it is instead of hiding it.
Aside from that, it just sounds like such an effeminine, pansy word. My partner. Ugh.
I've never heard anyone call their SO my 'partner' IRL, only on the anonymous internet.
I used to hear it a lot IRL 10-15 years ago (particularly in progressive, LGBTQ-friendly types of circles), but I don't as much anymore. I wonder if it has become less common now that gay people are able to legally use the terms husband or wife and are under less pressure to hide their relationships in many places.
I always thought of a partner as oh say a police officer talking about the other officer in the same car, or a cowboy "howdy partner".
I prefer "my fellow non descript human alliance with another".
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