Ladies (of a certain age) what do you call him?

I'm in a relationship. I feel like I'm not "dating" as we both own our own houses so mostly he comes here I go there.

I said "boyfriend" and thought that something my teenage daughter would say not a woman of my age.

We're living apart so we're not partners and we're nowhere near that kind of commitment.

My daughter sarcastically referred to us as lovers the other day which I actually liked, being an old fashioned romantic. Better that friend with benefits or f#&buddy as my friend says!

So ladies over 40 what do you call him (or her)?

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dancingtongue · 80-89, M

Well, my late lady companion -- both of us were in our 70's-early 80's -- referred to each other as partner when explaining the connection was required. Legally we were Domestic Partners, but more likely it was growing up with all those Westerns on TV, radio, and in movies. But unless an explanation of our physical connection was required, just our names were enough. The relationship was pretty self-evident.