Basically just something people say that indicates a position indirectly, like how seperatists from a given region might always say they're from [region] and not [country] or how trump supporters call AI "SI" now.

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[–] 28 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Hetero people who don't believe in marriage and/or don't like husband/wife titles sometimes use titles like partner too because girlfriend/boyfriend doesn't sound serious enough I guess. Common amongst my social circle but I get why it's usually a dog whistle.

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  • [+] -14 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    "partner" sounds like you're lawyers. just make up a word, or take one from another language. we use "sambo".

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  • [–] 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    We have a perfectly good word in the English language, it's "partner"

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