Is ‘girlfriend’ offensive?

[Anonymous]

What does she call you?

[Anonymous]

If she is bringing this up it’s a red flag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you ask what title she'd prefer?

Label or honorific. It’s not really a “title.”

Whatever. Are you one of those annoying people who has to ‘correct’ everyone all the time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can’t you say my partner?

No way. That conveys even less information than girlfriend and makes him sound like a homosexual.

Welcome to the 21st Century. We have cookies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you ask what title she'd prefer?

Label or honorific. It’s not really a “title.”

Whatever. Are you one of those annoying people who has to ‘correct’ everyone all the time?

PP should pair with OP's womanfriend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If she is bringing this up it’s a red flag.

+1
if she is hot, go ahead and have some short term fun, but she is not LTR material if she is policing how you speak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she is bringing this up it’s a red flag.

+1
if she is hot, go ahead and have some short term fun, but she is not LTR material if she is policing how you speak.

Come on. He's introducing her to people as a "girl." Presumably she's an adult and therefore a "woman." What he's doing is pretty demeaning, and the fact that he doesn't see that should concern her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m getting serious with a woman who has made it explicitly clear that it’s offensive to all women when someone says, for example, “I’m dating a girl and…” So my question is, how should I refer to her to others? I’m assuming “this is my girlfriend, Jane” is out?

SO? Partner? Love interest? Potential?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you ask what title she'd prefer?

Duh!

[Anonymous]

May be she prefers fiancée?

[Anonymous]

This is Jane Smith, my lover.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like she objected to being referred to as a girl, not being called your girlfriend. Those are separate complaints. If it’s girl she don’t like, use woman. If it’s girlfriend, ask how she wants to define your relationship.

[Anonymous]

This is my boo, Jane.

[Anonymous]

With an attitude like that, just introduce her as you "B&C" (ball and chain).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whatever you do, don’t offend her.

Yep. More of people looking for something to be offended at. Instant demotion to FWB.