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What are some good gender-neutral words for “significant other”?

genderqueeries:

mygenderadventure:

Other than just “partner”.

The ones on the Gender Queer/Neutral Titles page are:

  • Date
  • Lover
  • Boifriend
  • Boygirlfriend
  • Girlboyfriend
  • Paramour
  • Bothfriend
  • S.O.
  • Other Half

With betrothed for fiance/fiancee and and spouse for husband/wife.

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  3. demigirl-former-robot reblogged this from floorclaudiuscaroline and added:
    I like paramour and SO, especially paramour (assuming I remember its definition correctly).
  4. serene-maenad reblogged this from breakthebinary and added:
    personally I like when my boyfriend calls me his tomboyfriend :)
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    Genderfriend is one I’ve heard, and zucchini is one for nonromantic significant others (as in queerplatonic...
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    The ones on the Gender Queer/Neutral Titles page are: Date Lover Boifriend Boygirlfriend Girlboyfriend Paramour...
  11. biscuitmunroe reblogged this from mygenderadventure and added:
    I wrote a post about thiss a while ago!...
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    significant other lover life partner companion love of my life lovefriend hand holder sweet heart date crush muse Just...
  13. witherwhetherwonder reblogged this from zladkohasaboaraffe and added:
    my step-sister came up with personfriend, probably not uniquely. i don’t like it so much. lover is always good and it...
  14. zladkohasaboaraffe reblogged this from mygenderadventure and added:
    Companion and personfriend are two I’ve seen and liked (although I personally like partner and don’t feel it is too...
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