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I'm confused. There are terms for what you are describing. If the relationship is also sexual then you're friends with benefits. If it is not than you are frien
by AlwaysRock 5y ago
I'm confused. There are terms for what you are describing. If the relationship is also sexual then you're friends with benefits. If it is not than you are friends/roommates.
I guess its a bit strange to say, "They are not my girlfriend, we're friends with benefits" but if your goal isnt to lie then... That comes with a price of being awkward at times. Like OP's example of when their sig other asks if X looks good on them.
The honest answer is not always the easiest one.
- bckr 5y agoI also don't understand GP's comment and am curious about this non-girlfriend flatmate situation.
- hnfong 5y agoI guess that's exactly what the GGP wants to avoid explaining by pretending the roommate is the girlfriend :P
- washadjeffmad 5y agoThen you get their reasoning perfectly! I use "SO" online, but we're financially independent cohabitating partners because our state doesn't recognize domestic partnerships. If I say "fiance" then I have to answer when we're getting married (we aren't), and if I say "girlfriend" or "roommate", it doesn't convey that we are each other's beneficiaries, emergency contacts, requests for power of attorney, etc, so I just use her name and leave out the relationship in conversations altogether. I was surprised to discover how common this was after I tried to explain and found out many of the couples we knew and worked with who are "married" aren't.
- Gortal278 5y agoI hear partner often to describe this sort of relationship. Sure that work?
- blueflow 5y agoProblem is, people want simple answers, and i don't always have simple answers worked out for them, nor do i want to spend much time doing that. > when their sig other asks if X looks good on them This is some stereotype, which doesn't happen for me. This is what i meant with "drawing wrong conclusions".