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Joelypoely
02/20/18 6:50:52 PM
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Firstly, I only ever see this on the internet and have never heard it used in real life, yet somehow it's incredibly popular on sites such as Reddit (maybe it's an American thing?).

Secondly, aren't the terms we have for relationships enough? Boyfriend/Girlfriend, Partner, Fiance, Husband/Wife; that covers almost every popular and necessary classification.

Anyone else strongly agree, or disagree?
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IdiotMachine
02/20/18 6:51:54 PM
#2:


Joelypoely posted...
American thing

yes
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Mr_Biscuit
02/20/18 6:52:42 PM
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Disagree, I hear it used pretty frequently. Not like this is my significant other, Laura but interchangeably with partners. Like, speaking to a large group about bringing SOs.
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refmon
02/20/18 6:52:52 PM
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Yeah I really dont get the point of it
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mipond
02/20/18 6:55:34 PM
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I hear it used frequently as well.

I'm not sure, but I think it might have come into play at first with the elderly...like maybe a dude in his 60s wanted the gf to be a "significant other" instead of his girlfriend.

But I'm not sure.
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ChouBF
02/20/18 7:01:32 PM
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It's just a way of talking about some one's partner when you don't know if their partner is their wife, boyfriend, transsexual dominatrix, and so on.

Why use it instead of "partner"? Because language is dumb and terms always fall out of common usage and are replaced by other terms.
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Joelypoely
02/20/18 7:07:44 PM
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ChouBF posted...
It's just a way of talking about some one's partner when you don't know if their partner is their wife, boyfriend, transsexual dominatrix, and so on.


Ah, I have to admit it makes sense using it that way.
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nevershine
02/20/18 7:14:25 PM
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Only cause you don't have one tbqh
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Deadpool_18
02/20/18 7:15:41 PM
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This is not a big deal.
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Uncle Choad
02/20/18 7:16:32 PM
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Imagine not feeling love.
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dirtycommunist
02/20/18 7:17:46 PM
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Joelypoely posted...
ChouBF posted...
It's just a way of talking about some one's partner when you don't know if their partner is their wife, boyfriend, transsexual dominatrix, and so on.


Ah, I have to admit it makes sense using it that way.

Yeah this is the only way I ever see it used. No one introduces someone as their significant other. But when you send an invitation to people, you might say "feel free to bring you significant other."

It's just about being polite, not pretentious.
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