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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a ridiculous word to describe a person with whom one is in a romantic relationship;  yet another attempt by infantilized progressives to rewrite the language to their own self-serving means.

Whenever someone uses that term, I ask how long they've been working together.[/quote]
Language evolves, unlike you. [/quote]
“Partner” floating around on its own is an inherently meaningless term, though. John and Jane could be business partners, dance partners, tennis partners, figure skating partners, spades partners, and so on. AAs in some parts of the country call their friends their partner too. Even the gays long qualified it as “life partner”.

Utterly vague and vapid language for people too lacking in courage to call a thing by its name. You feel childish for calling a 50 year old man your boyfriend? It’s because the whole premise is childish on its face! [/quote]

But it’s not floating around on its own, there is this thing called “context.” [/quote]

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