BowandAro Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Are there any labels for relationships that make you uncomfortable? And if so, what do you use if you are in a relationship with someone? For example, I don’t really like the label “boyfriend/girlfriend” because I just feel like that doesn’t accurately describe my feelings towards someone. But they are still really special to me in a certain way. What would you all prefer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelyace Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 I personally have no problem saying girlfriend, but thats a whole can of worms that I don't care to open right now. Perhaps something along the lines of partner/queerplatonic partner/platonic partner would work for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotHeartless Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Yeah, I rather dislike "boyfriend/girlfriend" too. The few times I attempted romo relationships, I used "my partner" most of the time because anything else felt too romantic to me (and made me repulsed). I like the term "zucchini" for a (queer)platonic partner because it's so unromantic and it makes me laugh for some reason (maybe because I have the image of a talking zucchini in mind whenever I read it). The closest I came to describe my feelings and relationship for/with someone is "close and very dear friend" or "someone who has a place in my heart". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonmerci Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Do you hear about QPRs (queerplatonic relationships; it is described as a strong emotional bound (some people say between platonic and romantic but I think it is amatonormative))? People call their queerplatonic partner a zucchini. Don't ask me why. Maybe it would fit your feeling? If not, I think partner is a good term because it doesn't label a relationship has romantic I think, contrary to boyfriend or girlfriend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael09 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Interesting question! So, I’m poly and aromantic. I date people and have lover friends, and the emotional connections I feel towards them are pretty much the same as the emotional connections I have with platonic friends. “Boyfriend/girlfriend” are definitely not my cup of tea as labels. For people outside the poly or aromantic communities, “partner” is a word that is easy to use and is easy for most people to grasp. With other poly or aromantic people “my people” or “one of my people” is a playful way I’ll describe a dating partner or sexual partner or a close platonic friend! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I always called my QPP "my person" or "my partner". I hate the labels girlfriend and boyfriend especially applied to myself. Partner also sometimes makes me uncomfortable in certain contexts so I liked calling my QPP my person, the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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