[goodwithagun]

I had to take a women's poetry class in college. I did not want to, but it was the only class that fit into my schedule and I just wanted to graduate. This woman(?) reminds me of the professor. I was criticized by her for referring to the man I was dating as my "boyfriend." She corrected me by saying, "Don't you mean your partner?" My reply was that he was not my partner, we did not have any legal agreements with each other. I married the man a couple years later. Sometimes we jokingly refer to each other as a partner just to make fun of the professor, and other twits like her.

[cubstoseries07]

Partner to me means a gay relationship when talking romanticaly.

My husband was my boyfriend and then my fiancee before he became my husband. He was also my friend friend before he became a boyfriend (we were friends for years before things blossomed). Actually we are starting a business so I think he then becomes my partner.

But my 2 brothers are going in with us so they are also my partners. And not being muslim we aren't into that sort of thing!

[jnygrl]

My friend (who works in the university system) could never bring herself to say "boyfriend"...only referred to him as her partner. They've been married about five years and not once have I heard her say anything in reference to her "husband."

She also teaches "Feminist Theory." *sigh*