im a girl and i call my bf my partner because 1. it sounds more mature 2. i think of relationships as partnerships so not everyone who says it is necessarily gay. and i feel like more straight people should use it too so its not like “outing” a gay person who uses it

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for some people the answer might be yes or their partner might be nonbinary or not want to use a gendered term. lots of reasons! some people also don't think boyfriend or girlfriend is "serious" enough

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they’re nb😌 also “my partner” just feels more serious. “boyfriend” or “girlfriend” is someone i’m just seeing. “partner” feels like someone i want to stick around

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Try “boo thang”

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