One of us... one of us....

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One of us... one of us.... - Lemmy.World

Lemmy

Wait, is calling your partner ‘a partner’ a dead giveaway that you’re gay? I’ve been doing this all my life lol
It definitely makes me curious when someone uses it haha
I’m straight. Like vanilla, not even any interesting kinks straight, and I use partner more often than not.

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).
People use partner for NB partners.
It just outs you as a western lover, pardner!