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cultural quibble. > my partner What per cent of the time is this "romantic, or maybe even life" or "business" partner? When married, the term "spouse" is alw
by jgalt212 6y ago
cultural quibble.
> my partner
What per cent of the time is this "romantic, or maybe even life" or "business" partner? When married, the term "spouse" is always preferable.
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- chrisseaton 6y agoI think people only say 'partner' when they specifically mean 'romantic not spouse'. I'd say it rarely means 'business partner' these days. People would generally say 'co-founder' or something instead. Are people even technically partners in business anymore? Makes me think of Marley and Scrooge. It generally means 'boyfriend or girlfriend' but over the age of something like 25 when boyfriend or girlfriend starts to sound a little awkward to some people's ears. People get married a lot later these days, or not at all if they don't wish to. Of course people may use it to mean anything they want. But it's simple - if someone refers to their guest as 'partner' do them the courtesy of also using that term.
- jgalt212 6y ago> I'd say it rarely means 'business partner' these days. Definitely not the case for professional firms such as management consultancies, accountants, and law firms.
- chrisseaton 6y agoI think you're thinking of those people saying 'a partner' as in 'she's a partner.' I've literally never heard anyone say she's 'my partner' expecting me to understand that she's also a partner in the same firm as them.