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So what do you call people who you have been living with for years and have sex with on a regualr bases but are not married to ?

― anthony, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Greetings, my lovemuffin."

Okay, maybe not that.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Anything but snookims. Depends on who your talking to I suppose.

― Mr Noodles, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tudrussel.

― jess, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Fella.

― Arthur, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Steak-ass

― Pennysong Hanle y, Monday, 10 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

People here say 'partner' for that.

― suzy, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Only if they are guppie lawyers .

― anthony, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Bro".

― duane, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Champ.

Seriously, wouldn't you just call them your girlfriend or boyfriend?

― Ally, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

girlfriend or boyfriend suggests either you are in highschool or you are still dating . Not settling.

― anthony, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I like lover. And 'speshul fwiend'

― Nick, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Genital confidante?

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

mine is boyfriend. or snugglebuns when i'm in a particularly annoying mood. no-one is to tell him i told you that - ricky t we shall discuss a blackmail payment plan later...

― katie, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

girlf, boyf, speshf (for dastoor); lover; fuck-buddy; ball-and-chain (opp. = ball-and-go); item

eg "This is my item: we have a thing."

― mark s, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh its one of these joke things, whatever you want cos you're not married to them or something, actually maybe not.

― Ronan, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

serious (tho extremely old-fashioned) suggestion: helpmeet

Erudite punning suggestion: "The answer is a leman"

― mark s, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Also - 'my man'

― Nick, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Words fail me. I think 'partner' a bit stuffy; the first people I heard saying it were very boring, middle-class Guardian journalists who were too young to be talking like that.

― suzy, Tuesday, 11 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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