• oneandonly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    2 days ago

    Wait, is calling your partner ‘a partner’ a dead giveaway that you’re gay? I’ve been doing this all my life partially to normalize the term but also because I’m gay lol

    • CandleTiger@programming.devEnglish
      8·
      1 day ago

      I’m straight and married but I say Partner because “wife” and “husband” sounds like a human property arrangement.

      I know at least one other straight couple who says partner because they don’t want to get into a long discussion about why they’re not getting married

      • jpeps@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 day ago

        Agreed, same situation and we both refer to the other as partner. All our peers generally do the same and it’s very normal (UK).