I've noticed people on Y answers automatically think 'Partner' means your significant other. B/f John says 'Partner' when he is talking about his father is in bed with his business partner. Should we say 'Life Partner' or something to make it clear?
2006-08-03 01:39:04 · 15 answers · asked by poppy vox 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
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2006-08-03 01:42:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a great point! Partner can mean romantic partner or business partner and of course it doesn't define the gender either ... possibly leading to embarrassment!
You could well set a new trend here in clarification .... 'Significant Other Half' spells it out I suppose but what a drab, long winded phrase! How about 'My Man' or 'My Woman' ..... 'The man in my life' ..... 'He who floats my boat' ....... :-)
2006-08-03 08:46:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if we are talking about a business partner we should be specific, being that when we say just partner it usually means our better half.. But thats just my opinion..
2006-08-03 08:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by Sabrina D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think people who have been married and are no longer married but have a significant other prefer to call them partners because it is more appropriate. Perhaps their husband/wife died and they feel bad calling their new love their girlfriend/boyfriend, or they feel too old to say girlfriend/boyfriend. I think it's an individual preference thing. I say my fella. I will be calling him my Hubby next year!
2006-08-03 08:49:00 · answer #4 · answered by Lilac Lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "business partner" is fine.
In my young day almost all couples were married.
The only man who had a partner was -- The Lone Ranger.
2006-08-03 09:08:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats in a name?
Letters
2006-08-03 08:42:56 · answer #6 · answered by robmurfitts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems like every term we come up with always offends some group...my partner and I stick with partner..but you can also refer to him as my lover,my husband(we're canadian) or anything else...I know who he is to me.
2006-08-03 08:46:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I call my 'partner' my husband to avoid all this rubbish.
2006-08-03 08:43:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
shaggin partner
buisness partner
table-tennis doubles partner
a wee preempter is whats needed me thinks
2006-08-03 11:30:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-03 08:43:33 · answer #10 · answered by Rohit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋