4 ms·
I think it's "my girlfriend" and "My boyfriend" I wonder if it's just safer in the tech online social scene nowadays to avoid gender and say things like "my pa
by petercooper 14y ago
I think it's "my girlfriend" and "My boyfriend"
I wonder if it's just safer in the tech online social scene nowadays to avoid gender and say things like "my partner" to avoid gender related trouble. A curious contrast against how we'd speak in regular life. Related: http://tomayko.com/writings/rest-to-my-wife http://tomayko.com/writings/rest-to-my-wife
- darkxanthos 14y agoThe problem with partner on HN is it makes me think co-founder or the like. :-\
- prg318 14y agoSO (Significant Other) is solid gender neutral verbiage IMHO
- mpyne 14y agoAh yes, but then people will think you're pandering to the Evil Denizens of Political Correctness that are ruining discourse on the Internet. In short, you can't win with everybody no matter what you do. :-/
- darkxanthos 14y agoThank you! It's so obvious but I missed that. Also this term implies marriage (to me at least). #sigh It's amazing how hard this is.
- darkxanthos 14y agoThe problem with partner on HN is it makes me think co-founder or the like. :-\
- darkxanthos 14y agoThe problem with partner on HN is it makes me think co-founder or the like. :-\