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blue_lotus13) wrote2005-03-04 10:59 pm
blue_lotus13) wrote2005-03-04 10:59 pm
Girlfriend
I should add that I always find it weird when women refer to their friends (platonic) as their "girlfriends". I've noticed that people may age tend not to do it as much. It seems to be a more middle-aged woman thing.
It also interests me that men never refer to their male friends by this fashion. Guys can saying that they are waiting for a friend, but there is no way for them to specify the gender of the friend without sounding like the friend is their male or female partner. I wonder why we are socialized to use these particular terms.
Thoughts?
It also interests me that men never refer to their male friends by this fashion. Guys can saying that they are waiting for a friend, but there is no way for them to specify the gender of the friend without sounding like the friend is their male or female partner. I wonder why we are socialized to use these particular terms.
Thoughts?
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Around here many people tend to be very PC and use terms like 'partner' when referring to same sex relationships. Some people even use 'partner' for het. relationships. Partner is a pretty genderless term.