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Co-habitating, single passionate partners have no idea just how to reference one another, the
Nyc
Instances
Type area reports
. These lasting lovebirds are under the impression that lovers can outgrow “boyfriend” and “girlfriend” (most Cut blog writers’ grandparents disagree) as they are resorting to absurd neologisms like
fusband
, for artificial partner. These terms and conditions tend to be an insult toward English vocabulary, which is wealthy with synonyms for “my no-longer-a-boy-/girlfriend just who wont wed myself.” Utilize the Cut’s useful help guide to find which one suits you.
Phrase:
Partner
Advantageous to:
Men and women would love to marry until their gay buddies can.
Phrase:
Kid daddy/mama
Advantageous to:
Yuppies which hear rap.
Phase:
Gentleman/lady friend
Good-for:
Grand-parents.
Term:
Partner
Beneficial to:
Oversharers, mature sex article writers, PDA addicts.
Phrase:
Strategy
Best for:
The social-media editor that’s hipper than we are.
Term:
Companion
Great for:
Brand new Ageây types, sociologists (Nota bene: can not work in England).
Phase:
Hot-and-heavy
Good-for:
Parents trying to embarrass their own recently sexually effective children.
Phase:
Beau
Beneficial to:
Parents attempting never to embarrass their not too long ago intimately productive kids.
Term:
Swain (from the
Center English
swein
)
Best for:
Peasants, shepherds/maidens, Ren Faire lovers.
Term:
Paramour
Good-for:
Katie Roiphe
, other individuals with Messy resides.
Phase:
Spouse
Best for:
Co-dependent men and women.
Phrase:
Helpmeet (
biblical
)
Beneficial to:
Adam/Eve, people that are supposed to be submissive.
Term:
Old man/lady
Great for:
Lana Del Rey
, people who have daddy/mommy issues.
Term:
Roommate
Good for:
Jokers, those who need to cheat to their live-in significant other, real roommates that are secretly setting up.
Term:
POSSLQ (
People of Opposite Gender Sharing Residing Quarters
)
Good-for:
Census workers.
Phase:
Domestic partner
Great for:
People that need medical health insurance
.
Phase:
“the individual We have sex with.”
Good-for:
Awesome pair that Cut Charlotte came across at a celebration, everyone else.