If a woman talks about her "girlfriend," is it now a foregone conclusion that she is a lesbian discussing her female romantic interest, or can it just as likely still mean "platonic female friend" like it used to?
2006-11-07 13:37:06 · 12 answers · asked by lucy_ritter 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's just a friend who is female..........nothing more..nothing less!
2006-11-07 13:38:20 · answer #1 · answered by May I help You? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's good both ways -- so you have to judge from the context of the sentence. "I slept with my girlfriend last night" has a 95 percent chance of being about romance. OTOH, "I went shopping with my girlfriends" has a 95 percent chance of being platonic, because most people do not have multiple romantic interests.
The sad thing is that there are a lot of dirty minds out there who have sex on the brain. When you talk to this minority of people, then you either have to keep explaining, "No, not my sweetie -- she's just a friend" or you have to learn to avoid those gutter-brains.
IMO, it's really nobody's business if a girlfriend is romantic or platonic -- if the speaker needs to make it clear, s/he will in other ways.
2006-11-07 14:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can still mean a platonic female friend, it depends on the context it is used in. Sometimes lesbians like tot use the word partner instead.
2006-11-07 13:45:01 · answer #3 · answered by orphanannie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always call my female friends girlfriends in conversation with others. Some may jump to the conclusion that I have dated this person, but most semi-educated people do not make this leap.
2006-11-07 13:39:04 · answer #4 · answered by trans fat is good! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use it to refer to a group of my female friends. To me, it would only sound like a woman was refering to a romantic interest if I knew that she had a romantic preference for women.
2006-11-07 13:41:00 · answer #5 · answered by Lizzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can mean just a friend. I am a lesbian and we do talk about our gfs like you all talk about your bfs, but in this case, I am sure she means it in a friend kind of way, just like we do when we talk about our friends who happen to be other women.
2006-11-07 13:38:37 · answer #6 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b/c of immature ppl in the world that think ur bi or a lezzy, girls now use the term gal pal since its cute and short to say in replace of girlfriend at my school.
2006-11-07 13:45:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SUre I always call my friends that are woman, girlfriends, so what if people think that I am a lesbo.. I am not.
2006-11-07 13:45:06 · answer #8 · answered by colinsmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on who is saying the "term". If it is a guy, i would say "friend" but i f a female says its then girl friend is cool.
2006-11-07 13:46:00 · answer #9 · answered by janus911 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if used as the singular possesive, 'My GF', then one might assume romance
in the plural or with the non-possessive 'a GF', then its plationic
2006-11-07 14:51:42 · answer #10 · answered by janssen411 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋