Why do gay people call one another 'partner'?

I guess it is a more intimate title than "Boyfriend/Girlfriend", but less committal than "Husband/Wife"

They from Texas

Just now, Furious 7 said:

They from Texas

You'd be surprised by the amount of people that come to visit Texas for the first time and are astonished that not all of us wear cowboy hats and ride horses to school. LOL

3 minutes ago, Furious 7 said:

They from Texas

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2 minutes ago, Account Merchant said:

You'd be surprised by the amount of people that come to visit Texas for the first time and are astonished that not all of us wear cowboy hats and ride horses to school. LOL

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2 minutes ago, Deceiver said:

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gay people are a mystery my friend. Why are they even gay in the first place? Who knows?

11 minutes ago, Account Merchant said:

You'd be surprised by the amount of people that come to visit Texas for the first time and are astonished that not all of us wear cowboy hats and ride horses to school. LOL

Wait, what...You guys don't?

16 minutes ago, Account Merchant said:

I guess it is a more intimate title than "Boyfriend/Girlfriend", but less committal than "Husband/Wife"

That doesn't make sense because no straight person ever will say that, no matter the age.

Yet every gay person will say partner. It's extremely rare when I see one say bf/gf.

i think the real question is what happens if both only like being the same "role"

i've heard straight couples call each other partneras well so maybe they're also business partners or could be short for life partner

Edited July 9, 20187 yr by frost

19 minutes ago, frost said:

i've heard straight couples call each other partneras well so maybe they're also business partners or could be short for life partner

Just a weird concept, don't you think? It's not like it's randomly one or two...it's all of them.

im straight and before getting married me and my wife would say partner ...boyfriend/girlfriend seems like what you would say in your teens.

40 minutes ago, Furious 7 said:

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new age bs

because it's less embarrassing than saying boyfriend/girlfriend when they themself are of the same gender

17 minutes ago, totedem said:

im straight and before getting married me and my wife would say partner ...boyfriend/girlfriend seems like what you would say in your teens.

imo i think it's less intimate. I think about when a teacher/professor says pick a partner, you're only together for a certain period of time.