Right! I have a question
Which I may have asked before but what the hell.

I am looking for a pair of acceptable terms instead of "Boyfriend" and "Girlfriend".

As a few pointers, my G/F (for want of a better term) and I are 100 years old between us.

We do not live together (so that puts "partner" out of the equation).

How should we refer to each other in conversation?
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 19:09, 23 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

My worst half.

( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 19:15, Reply)

My teenage daughter.
lolol you're 87.
( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 19:15, Reply)

Hmmmm...
Significant Other? Ladyfriend and guyfriend? Dunno, I've had the same problem. I finally resigned myself to boyfriend and girlfriend.

Or just lady and guy? "This is Xxx, my lady" or "I'll be bringing Captain Placid, my guy". As an American I really don't know what the equivalent terms would be over there...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 7 Oct 2008, 19:17, Reply)

Can you not just call her by her name?
Or call her your partner?
( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 19:18, Reply)

What's wrong with partner?
To my mind, it doesn't really matter if you live together or not. Partner's still OK.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 19:21, Reply)

I'm with Mike here
I've always thought of the term partner as an adult way of saying girlfriend/boyfriend. It makes it clear you're not married or engaged while communicating that you're, for want of a better term, an item.
( Captain V, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 19:23, Reply)

while I agree with Mike (shock horror) and Captain V
I'd still like to put forward Tart and Vicar
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 19:32, Reply)

@Vipros
Which one of my three suggestions are we in agreement on?
( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 19:41, Reply)

i agree with partner
I don't think that infers that you live together.

I tended to go for 'other half' before we got married. In fact thinking about it I still do sometimes.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Tue 7 Oct 2008, 19:48, Reply)

My bit of tasty skirt?
Crude but complimentary...

'The Mistress' sounds kinky but like she is in control.

'Ma Cherie' if you have a carnation chomped between your teeth

'My little sex bomb' if you want to embarrass her

How do Capitan, when did you say you were over The Street again?

EDIT actually, knowing your skillz for showmanship I suggest you DO carry about a carnation in a concelaed pocket, that you can whip out at a moments notice and pantomime the whole flamenco dancer routine on demand at any time :-)

thank you
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 7 Oct 2008, 19:49, Reply)

shagpiece

( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 22:01, Reply)

i call mine
my special ladyfriend or my horizontal mambo partner depending on context.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 22:06, Reply)

Isn't it a Jo Caulfield routine?
Something along the lines of "We'd been going out for ten years or so, so I wasn't sure how to refer to my boyfriend. So I asked him - 'how do you refer to me if you're talking about me with your mates?'

He said 'I don't know. I don't talk about you.'"
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 23:03, Reply)

^ heh/huh
that about sums up my life.

My bloke has a problem with the term girlfriend. I told him he needed something better when introducing me than "my sister's friend who I met at my sister's wedding". He settled on "strumpet". A couple of weeks ago he described himself as my boyfriend though. Well, it's only taken a year.

Words is words is words is words. Whatever he calls me, I'm still that less-than-significant bint who force-feeds him vegetables, annoys his happiness, and gives him blow jobs.

Might I suggest "me woman"?
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 23:36, Reply)

Eh?
Nothing wrong with girlfriend and boyfriend.
( thealternativefact, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 0:13, Reply)

Dude and Dudette
You know it makes sense...
( Fireflier La la la la, not listening on, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 0:30, Reply)

Er
SR and SD.

Sperm Receiver and Sperm Donor...


Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 8:32, Reply)

how about
"sub" and "dom"?
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 10:13, Reply)

.
spunk bucket and meat pole?

failing that how about "my better half" ?
(b3tamax Mate, you're fat and I'll throw you in the river, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 10:29, Reply)

Apologies in advance for t'misog...misogo..thingy
Feel free to adopt any of the following that I may allegedly have used ref t'missis:

The Doris
The Main Squeeze
T'Other Half
The Obergruppenfuhrer (Domestic)
My Little Spitting Cobra (Apols to B.F.)
She Who Must Be Ignored
Mistress/Slave as appropriate

Significant Other? My arse.
(osok Rebel without a clue, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 10:37, Reply)

skirt
and trousers


you can decide who wears which
(Halfy By light alone, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 12:30, Reply)

you romantic fools
This is the best OT thread in ages.

Now, how does one rid oneself of a /talk infestation?
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 13:50, Reply)

Yo!
I would like to suggest 'Pimp' and 'Bitch'.

Peace.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 16:01, Reply)