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Is it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.
It does sound odd to me when I hear it, but I don't think it should, at least not for me. I want to shake the oddness out of hearing it because I want to lose those ageist sensibilities. It's like, why does it have to sound odd? People in their 40s, 50s and beyond should be able to have partners they aren't married to and I should be able to call those partners by the same descriptors as I would for a younger person.
I've never liked the term significant other. Next time I'm in a couple I'm definitely going to refer to him as my boyfriend, until it feels normal.
It does take some getting used to. I dont know why it feels weird but it did or does ๐คจ1 -
PlentyofProtein00 wrote: ยปIs it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.
It does sound odd to me when I hear it, but I don't think it should, at least not for me. I want to shake the oddness out of hearing it because I want to lose those ageist sensibilities. It's like, why does it have to sound odd? People in their 40s, 50s and beyond should be able to have partners they aren't married to and I should be able to call those partners by the same descriptors as I would for a younger person.
I've never liked the term significant other. Next time I'm in a couple I'm definitely going to refer to him as my boyfriend, until it feels normal.
It does take some getting used to. I dont know why it feels weird but it did or does ๐คจ
For me it's the whole "boy" and "girl" nomenclature. It feels childish. I don't tend to refer to grownups as boys or girls.0 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: ยปPlentyofProtein00 wrote: ยปIs it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.
It does sound odd to me when I hear it, but I don't think it should, at least not for me. I want to shake the oddness out of hearing it because I want to lose those ageist sensibilities. It's like, why does it have to sound odd? People in their 40s, 50s and beyond should be able to have partners they aren't married to and I should be able to call those partners by the same descriptors as I would for a younger person.
I've never liked the term significant other. Next time I'm in a couple I'm definitely going to refer to him as my boyfriend, until it feels normal.
It does take some getting used to. I dont know why it feels weird but it did or does ๐คจ
For me it's the whole "boy" and "girl" nomenclature. It feels childish. I don't tend to refer to grownups as boys or girls.
I get this.
Until we come up with something better, the alternative would be man/gentleman friend or woman/lady friend.
But I usually think of these as terms older people use to describe either their friends of the opposite gender or maybe people they're dating. So it seems like there's an age category for those, too.
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Is it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.
Umm are congrats in order? ๐
I think girlfriend sounds totally normal regardless of the age.
If you canโt get used to it but like having her around, you can always change it to fiancรฉe ๐5 -
Is it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.
My uncle has referred to his SO as his "Ol lady", since he was like 30... ๐
Out of every thing I've ever heard, I still like that one the best... And that Dude is probably the cockiest machoist Latino I've ever known... ๐, he's also the funniest...
I really gotta get better at catching up with people ๐2 -
What I found more odd is when my mother was dating and I would say , " mom & her boyfriend "0
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Is it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.
Umm are congrats in order? ๐
I think girlfriend sounds totally normal regardless of the age.
If you canโt get used to it but like having her around, you can always change it to fiancรฉe ๐
Tried that... Turns out ex is all encompassing. Lol1 -
Is it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.
Well that depends on the seriousness of the relationship. If it's just a female you know it won't last, girlfriend seems appropriate. If it's someone you're looking into a future with, fiancee, wife, love of my life....
In truth, whatever name you choose to refer her to as, she will be happy with because she'll have you
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amorfati601070 wrote: ยปI love these guys but they scare the bejeezus when I ride my bike at night.
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Holy *kitten*..
Their wingspan is 3 feet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqKnRpch2wI
Whooosh!
They scare me a bit too. I have an old fig tree they just love and at night if I walk under it I can hear the whoop whoop noise of giant wings taking off or them coming into land..1 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: ยปamorfati601070 wrote: ยปI love these guys but they scare the bejeezus when I ride my bike at night.
EDIT
Holy *kitten*..
Their wingspan is 3 feet.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqKnRpch2wI
Whooosh!
They scare me a bit too. I have an old fig tree they just love and at night if I walk under it I can hear the whoop whoop noise of giant wings taking off or them coming into land..
Snekes
Crockadials
Spideers
Now Bats Too ?
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Is it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.Kashmir_314_ wrote: ยป
๐ you ๐ค
Add..
Love muffin
Bit o crumpet
Bedwarmer
Ol girl
Kidding ๐
The name I liked the most was "darlin" but Im not sure if it was the word or the accent. ๐
Maybe just call her by her name ? Do you have to qualify who she is to others ?
Congratulations in any event.. going to be in the dad bod thread soon? ๐0 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: ยปIs it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.Kashmir_314_ wrote: ยป
๐ you ๐ค
Add..
Love muffin
Bit o crumpet
Bedwarmer
Ol girl
Kidding ๐
The name I liked the most was "darlin" but Im not sure if it was the word or the accent. ๐
Maybe just call her by her name ? Do you have to qualify who she is to others ?
Congratulations in any event.. going to be in the dad bod thread soon? ๐
Bed Warmer?
go with: "Beddie" too.1 -
Motorsheen wrote: ยปslimgirljo15 wrote: ยปamorfati601070 wrote: ยปI love these guys but they scare the bejeezus when I ride my bike at night.
EDIT
Holy *kitten*..
Their wingspan is 3 feet.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqKnRpch2wI
Whooosh!
They scare me a bit too. I have an old fig tree they just love and at night if I walk under it I can hear the whoop whoop noise of giant wings taking off or them coming into land..
Snekes
Crockadials
Spideers
Now Bats Too ?
And yet you aren't afraid of the most dangerous.. me ๐๐
I will look after you ๐ค theres no critters in the basem.... errrmm , I mean inside ๐1 -
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@reenieHJ - thank you so much for the kind words about my song.
I just finished work for the day! YAY finished early, and they're letting us off the hook for more work tomorrow, so I'm done for the weekend. I am so fried mentally from this week that I just want to sleep... but really need to do a workout and actually feed the kids, so maybe just a quick nap. lol
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When I was young and skinny I thought I was overweight.
Now Iโm old and overweight and realize how much time and energy I wasted when I was young fretting over my body and looks.
Itโs a real kick in the butt.
Thing is, I could explain this to a young woman who feels the same as I did and she wouldnโt believe me.
I wish I hadnโt wasted that time being unhappy with my body.7 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: ยปIs it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.Kashmir_314_ wrote: ยป
๐ you ๐ค
Add..
Love muffin
Bit o crumpet
Bedwarmer
Ol girl
Kidding ๐
The name I liked the most was "darlin" but Im not sure if it was the word or the accent. ๐
Maybe just call her by her name ? Do you have to qualify who she is to others ?
Congratulations in any event.. going to be in the dad bod thread soon? ๐
Well lets just say its a hypothetical relationship. ๐. So lets just say im talking with you and i say, me and Xiomara went to dinner last night. You say, who is Xiomara? I say, she is.........darlin? That is no good unless im speaking with her.....but what about when i talk about this theoretical female to you? I think i will be stuck with girlfriend.....
Good thing this is a theoretical situation ๐2 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: ยปIs it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.Kashmir_314_ wrote: ยป
๐ you ๐ค
Add..
Love muffin
Bit o crumpet
Bedwarmer
Ol girl
Kidding ๐
The name I liked the most was "darlin" but Im not sure if it was the word or the accent. ๐
Maybe just call her by her name ? Do you have to qualify who she is to others ?
Congratulations in any event.. going to be in the dad bod thread soon? ๐
Well lets just say its a hypothetical relationship. ๐. So lets just say im talking with you and i say, me and Xiomara went to dinner last night. You say, who is Xiomara? I say, she is.........darlin? That is no good unless im speaking with her.....but what about when i talk about this theoretical female to you? I think i will be stuck with girlfriend.....
Good thing this is a theoretical situation ๐
How about.. Xiomara is my future baby mama ? ๐ or sweetheart ๐
Yeah, you're right gf is probably best.
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slimgirljo15 wrote: ยปIs it odd sounding to hear a 50 yr old man refer to his girlfriend? Is there another word to use for older prople, Significant other sounds stuffy to me.Kashmir_314_ wrote: ยป
๐ you ๐ค
Add..
Love muffin
Bit o crumpet
Bedwarmer
Ol girl
Kidding ๐
The name I liked the most was "darlin" but Im not sure if it was the word or the accent. ๐
Maybe just call her by her name ? Do you have to qualify who she is to others ?
Congratulations in any event.. going to be in the dad bod thread soon? ๐
Well lets just say its a hypothetical relationship. ๐. So lets just say im talking with you and i say, me and Xiomara went to dinner last night. You say, who is Xiomara? I say, she is.........darlin? That is no good unless im speaking with her.....but what about when i talk about this theoretical female to you? I think i will be stuck with girlfriend.....
Good thing this is a theoretical situation ๐
If you have the privilege of spending an increasing about of intimate time with someone named Xiomara, you best just say their full name all the time and as much as you can. It sounds so lovely ๐ ~ your amateur onomastician, MaltedTea2 -
You know that song "I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus?" If you're young enough to believe in Santa it must seem like a rather tawdry song about a child witnessing his mothers infidelity. People should probably keep that one off of their Christmas play list if they have kids. They're going to think Santa's just going around door to door *kitten* peoples Moms.3
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Had a bad day. One icy bridge. Two collisions. A bunch of jerky people. No cell reception at the site. Cold.
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@aChuisle_moChroi that does sound a bad day! Was everyone okay?1
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aChuisle_moChroi wrote: ยปHad a bad day. One icy bridge. Two collisions. A bunch of jerky people. No cell reception at the site. Cold.
That is a huge bummer!
I hope everyone is okay.1 -
aChuisle_moChroi wrote: ยปHad a bad day. One icy bridge. Two collisions. A bunch of jerky people. No cell reception at the site. Cold.
Oh bugger, that sucks.. hope you and all involved are ok ๐1 -
slimgirljo15 wrote: ยปaChuisle_moChroi wrote: ยปHad a bad day. One icy bridge. Two collisions. A bunch of jerky people. No cell reception at the site. Cold.
Oh bugger, that sucks.. hope you and all involved are ok ๐
That's some bad luck.
Stay safe!! 2 -
@aChuisle_moChroi that does sound a bad day! Was everyone okay?
My thoughts. Hope there are no injuries to you and sometimes it takes awhile until the shock wears off. I wrapped my car around a bull elk going 65 mph in the middle of the night and I was all by myself with no cell service. I totaled it.4 -
aChuisle_moChroi wrote: ยปHad a bad day. One icy bridge. Two collisions. A bunch of jerky people. No cell reception at the site. Cold.
๐ฎ Hope everyone involved is safe1
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