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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
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
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).
It definitely makes me curious when someone uses it haha
I'm straight, and I use partner more often than not.
It just outs you as a western lover, pardner!
People use partner for NB partners.